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面miàn

face; surface; side; aspect; flour; powder; noodles; face to face; in person

面 is the face, a surface or side, flour, and noodles — one character covering several everyday words.

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Taught as one complete written unit; ZDIC describes the original as a pictograph. The noodle/flour uses belong to the merged traditional 麵.

single whole character · 面

face; surface; side; aspect; flour; powder; noodles; face to face; in person

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面miàn

face; surface; side; aspect; flour; powder; noodles; face to face; in person

面 is the face, a surface or side, flour, and noodles — one character covering several everyday words.

Taught as one complete written unit; ZDIC describes the original as a pictograph. The noodle/flour uses belong to the merged traditional 麵.

miànTone 4
  • face
  • surface; side; aspect
  • flour; powder
  • noodles
  • face to face; in person
  • 面条miàntiáonoodles
  • 面包miànbāobread

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