How to write 面 (miàn, “face”)
面 (miàn), an HSK 1 character, means “face”, “side” and “surface”. In traditional script some of its words keep 面 and others use 麵. On its own it is an HSK 2 word; it also forms 面包 (“bread”), 上面 (“on top of”) and 下面 (“below”). Japanese reads it men, “mask”, as a JLPT N3 kanji.
- Pinyin
- miàn
- Strokes
- 9
- HSK
- 1
- Radical
- 面 (“face”)
- Traditional
- 麵
Stroke by stroke
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
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- 9
- Horizontal ㇐top leftrightwards
- Left-falling stroke ㇒topdown and right → down and left
- Vertical ㇑leftdownwards
- Horizontal-turn ㇕leftrightwards → downwards
- Vertical ㇑centerdownwards
- Vertical ㇑centerdownwards
- Horizontal ㇐centerrightwards
- Horizontal ㇐bottomrightwards
- Horizontal ㇐bottom leftrightwards
Japanese and Chinese
Japanese and Chinese draw all 9 strokes in the same order and direction, by our stroke-by-stroke comparison.
Traditional form
- Simplified
- 面 · 9 strokes
- Traditional
- 麵 · 20 strokes · see its strokes
- Also traditional
- 面 itself, in 461 of its 599 CC-CEDICT words
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Pinyin and meaning
| Pinyin | Meanings | Traditional | In words |
|---|---|---|---|
| miàn fourth tone | face; side; surface; aspect; top | 麵 | 面包 上面 下面 前面 |
- HSK 2025 syllabus
- level 1
- 2021 standard
- level 1
- HSK 2.0
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- Words with it
- 528 in CC-CEDICT
Words with 面
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 面 | miàn | face; side HSK 2 |
| 面包 麵包 | miànbāo | bread HSK 1 |
| 上面 | shàngmiàn | on top of; above-mentioned HSK 2 |
| 下面 | xiàmiàn | below; under HSK 2 |
| 前面 | qiánmiàn | ahead; in front HSK 2 |
| 后面 後面 | hòumiàn | the back; the rear HSK 2 |
| 外面 | wàimiàn | outside; surface HSK 2 |
| 里面 裡面 | lǐmiàn | inside; interior HSK 2 |
| 见面 見面 | jiànmiàn | to meet; to see each other HSK 3 |
| 面前 | miànqián | in front of; facing HSK 3 |
HSK words first (CC-CEDICT).
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