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澗
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涧
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brook (iii)

HSK 10
Nature →Elements →Water
jiàn
カン、ケン
たに、たにみず
간
A stream 氵 flowing through a valley 間; 間 also provides the pronunciation
Components
Traditional (澗)
氵 water (drops)+ 間 interval/room =
澗 brook (iii)
氵 Meaning component
shui water (drops)
water
間 Meaning component
interval/room
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Simplified (涧)
氵 water (drops)+ 间 space =
涧 brook
氵 Meaning component
shui water (drops)
water
间 Meaning component
jiān space
interval, space
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Notes
Similar Characters
泪 weep (simp)派 faction涉 ford渔 fish (simp)漁 fishing (trad/jp)柒 number seven染 dye梁 Liang氾 overflow (trad/jp)氿 spring汀 sandbar汁 juice汇 confluence of rivers (simp)汉 Chinese people (simp)汊 a branching stream汐 night tides汒 汔 close汕 basket for catching fish汗 sweat
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
涧
Regular
Modern
Chinese
涧 / 澗 [jiàn]
mountain stream
Japanese
澗 かん 同音
numeric 10^36; undecillion
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
澗 いくぞう
Ikuzou unclassified name
澗 いくよ
Ikuyo unclassified name
澗 うるおい
Uruoi surname
CHINESE WORDS (13)
山涧 [shān​jiàn] #34,536
mountain stream
溪涧 [xī​jiàn] #49,706
stream
清涧 [Qīng​jiàn] #57,620
Qingjian County in Yulin 榆林[Yú​lín], Shaanxi
涧西区 [Jiàn​xī​qū] #63,211
Jianxi district of Luoyang City 洛陽市|洛阳市 in Henan province 河南
清涧县 [Qīng​jiàn​Xiàn] #63,332
Qingjian County in Yulin 榆林[Yú​lín], Shaanxi
南涧彝族自治县 [Nán​jiàn​yí​zú​Zì​zhì​xiàn] #71,548
Nanjian Yizu autonomous county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州[Dà​lǐ​Bái​zú​zì​zhì​zhōu], Yunnan
沟涧 [gōu​jiàn]
gully
涧壑 [jiàn​hè]
valley
涧峡 [jiàn​xiá]
a gorge
涧水 [jiàn​shuǐ]
mountain stream
3 more items
JAPANESE WORDS (1)
渓澗 [けいかん]
mountain stream