房间

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The Chinese word 房间 (fángjiān) for "room" is composed of two characters: 房 (fáng) and 间 (jiān). The character 房 originally meant "house" or "room", and it is believed to have originated from a pictograph of a building with a roof. The character 间 originally meant "space" or "interval", and it is believed to have originated from a pictograph of two doors facing each other. When combined, the two characters 房 and 间 form the word 房间, which literally means "a space within a house" or "a room". The word 房间 is commonly used in Mandarin Chinese to refer to a room in a house, apartment, or other building.