面(miàn)

HSK 19 strokes

face

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Character information

Pinyin
miàn
Meaning
face; side; surface; aspect; top; classifier for objects with flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc
Strokes
9
HSK level
HSK 1
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 面 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Pictograph⿱？？

A person's face

A drawing of the thing it names.

How to write 面 step by step

9 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 面

Common words using 面 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

shàng上miàn面
HSK 3

on top of; above-mentioned; also pr. [shang4 mian5]

Open 上面 page →
xià下miàn面
HSK 3

below; under; next; the following; also pr. [xia4 mian5]

Open 下面 page →
yī一fāng方miàn面
HSK 3

on the one hand

Open 一方面 page →
quán全miàn面
HSK 3

all-around

Open 全面 page →
yī一miàn面
HSK 7-9

one side; one aspect; simultaneously... (and...); one's whole face

Open 一面 page →
cè侧miàn面
HSK 7-9

lateral side

Open 侧面 page →
yī一miàn面zhī之jiāo交

to have met once

Open 一面之交 page →
yī一miàn面zhī之cí词

one side of the story

Open 一面之词 page →

Related characters

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一七三上下不东两

From 面’s common words

上下一方全侧之交

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