face
面 is a 9 stroke, simplified and traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as miàn in the fourth tone.
In traditional Chinese the characters 麵 or 麪 may be used instead.
It is made up of the components 丆 (one of the characters used in kwukyel , an ancient Korean writing system) and 囬 (go back).
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face
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丆 one of the characters used in kwukyel , an ancient Korean writing system
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囬 go back
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2 stories have been written about this character — see all
[Me 'n] you, ancient Chinese nobleman's headpieces framing our <face>s, press <FLOUR> dough *down* on the counter <SURface> to make <NOODLES>.
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Pronunciation
We found 1 pronunciation for 面
Definitions for 面 pronounced as miàn
- face
- side
- surface
- aspect
- top
- classifier for flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc
- flour
- noodles
- (of food) soft (not crunchy)
- (slang) (of a person) ineffectual
- spineless
- variant of 麵|面[mian4]
Vocabulary
The most common words for 面 — see all
- inside
- interior
- also pr. [li3 mian5]
- outside (also pr. [wai4 mian5] for this sense)
- surface
- exterior
- external appearance
- to confront
- to face
Collections
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A Course in Contemporary Chinese 2 Lesson 4 Part 2
by CharlieHorse ※ 35 characters
A Course in Contemporary Chinese 2 Lesson 2 Part 1
by CharlieHorse ※ 36 characters
A Course in Contemporary Chinese Lesson 7 Part 1
by CharlieHorse ※ 28 characters
A Course in Contemporary Chinese Lesson 6 Part 2
by CharlieHorse ※ 31 characters
A Course in Contemporary Chinese Lesson 6 Part 1
by CharlieHorse ※ 35 characters