Chinese

時間

shíjiān

time (the inevitable passing of events from past to present then future)

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For the modern sense of “time” (as opposed to “space”), reborrowed from Japanese 時間 (jikan, “time”).

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derivedJapanese時間 “time”
characterChinese時 “season”
- meaningChinese日 “Sun”
- soundChinese之 “to go”
  - ideaChinese止 “foot”
  - ideaChinese一 “one”
characterChinese間 “within a definite time period or place”