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脸liǎn

the face; the front part of an object; face; prestige (体面)

脸 is your face: 洗脸 'wash your face', 脸红 'blush', and 脸色 'complexion'. The left side is the body-part flesh form.

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The source header gives no formation for the simplified form. The detailed entry's account belongs to the old form 臉: ZDIC: 形声,从肉、佥 (qiān) 声. The pieces are shown with that honest attribution and no further claims.

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脸liǎn

the face; the front part of an object; face; prestige (体面)

脸 is your face: 洗脸 'wash your face', 脸红 'blush', and 脸色 'complexion'. The left side is the body-part flesh form.

The source header gives no formation for the simplified form. The detailed entry's account belongs to the old form 臉: ZDIC: 形声,从肉、佥 (qiān) 声. The pieces are shown with that honest attribution and no further claims.

LEFT: THE FLESH SIDE 肉 (WRITTEN IN THE MOON-SHAPED 月 FORM) — THE BODY-PART SIDE NAMED IN THE OLD-FORM ACCOUNT

月yuè

moon; month

月 can be the moon/month source or a flesh-related form in other characters; the distinction is stated where relevant.

In 脸: left: the flesh side 肉 (written in the moon-shaped 月 form) — the body-part side named in the old-form account In this family (脸, 腿) the bound flesh form marks body parts.

RIGHT: THE OLD SOUND SIDE NAMED IN THE 臉 ACCOUNT: 佥 (QIĀN)

佥qiān

all; unanimously (archaic 僉)

An archaic graph (qiān); when a character keeps it as a piece, the sound role is stated on that character's page.

In 脸: right: the old sound side named in the 臉 account: 佥 (qiān) A historical sound side, not a modern hint: liǎn shares only the final -ian with qiān; the initials (l-/q-) and tones (3/1) differ.

liǎnTone 3
  • the face
  • the front part of an object
  • face; prestige (体面)
  • 洗脸xǐliǎnto wash one's face
  • 脸红liǎnhóngto blush
  • 脸色liǎnsècomplexion; expression

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