脸(liǎn): face
face
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- liǎn
- Meaning
- face; CL:张,个
- Strokes
- 11
- HSK level
- HSK 2
- Traditional
- 臉
Origin & structure
Where 脸 comes from and how its parts fit together.
How to write 脸 step by step
11 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
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Words with 脸
Common words using 脸 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.
shàng上liǎn脸
to turn red in the face (while drinking); to become smug (when complimented)
Open 上脸 page →lit. splitting the head and covering the face (idiom); fig. pelting (with rain etc)
Open 劈头盖脸 page →to turn one's face against sb and show no mercy (idiom); to turn against a friend
Open 反脸无情 page →Related characters
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