之 |
zhī jiān | (after a noun) between; among; amid / (used after certain bisyllabic words to form expressions indicating a short period of time, e.g. 弹指之间) |
之 |
zhī | (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的) / him / her / it |
间 |
jiān | between / among / within a definite time or space / room / section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars / classifier for rooms |
间 |
jiàn | gap / to separate / to thin out (seedlings) / to sow discontent |