面
Character
face
- Radical
- 面 (itself)
- Strokes
- 9
- Structure
- Top–bottom
- Traditional
- 面
- Frequency
- #126 most common character
Meaning
miàn
mian4- face CC-CEDICT
- side CC-CEDICT
- surface CC-CEDICT
- aspect CC-CEDICT
- top CC-CEDICT
- classifier for objects with flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc CC-CEDICT
- flour CC-CEDICT
- noodles CC-CEDICT
- (of food) soft (not crunchy) CC-CEDICT
- (slang) (of a person) ineffectual CC-CEDICT
- spineless CC-CEDICT
Stroke order
All 9 strokes
Speed
Practice writing 面
Draw “面” here — the faint guide shows its shape.
Example sentences
他的脸面很干净。
tā de liǎn miàn hěn gān jìng
His face is very clean.
AI-generated sentence
桌子上有一面镜子。
zhuō zi shàng yǒu yí miàn jìng zi
There is a mirror on the table.
AI-generated sentence
我今天中午吃面。
wǒ jīn tiān zhōng wǔ chī miàn
I will eat noodles for lunch today.
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Words with 面
See all 399 →面包miàn bāobread, a common food made from flour and baked in an ovenWordHSK 1面条儿miàn tiáo rnoodles (long thin food made from flour, cooked in water)WordHSK 1面前miàn qiánin front of a person or thingWordHSK 2面对miàn duìto face a problem, a person, or a difficult timeWordHSK 3面积miàn jīthe area of a place, like a room, floor, or piece of landWordHSK 3面临miàn línto face a problem, a difficult time, or dangerWordHSK 4面试miàn shìinterview; a formal meeting to see if you can get a jobWordHSK 4面子miàn ziother people's respect and good opinion of youWordHSK 5面貌miàn màoa person's face and how they lookWordHSK 5面向miàn xiàngto face something or turn towards itWordHSK 6面对面miàn duì miànface to face; close together and looking at each otherWordHSK 6面粉miàn fěna white powder used for making bread, cakes, and other foodsWordHSK 7–9