miàn mian

face; surface; plane; side, dimension

DEFINITIONS

面 miàn
  • face
  • side
  • surface
  • aspect
  • top
  • classifier for flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc
  • variant of 麵|面[mian4]
  • flour
  • noodles
  • (of food) soft (not crunchy)
  • (slang) (of a person) ineffectual
  • spineless

STROKES

面 stroke order diagram
面 stroke order animation

WORDS

hòu miàn rear; back; behind; later; afterwards; also pr. [hou4 mian5]
qián miàn ahead; in front; preceding; above; also pr. [qian2 mian5]
条 miàn tiáo noodles
jiàn miàn to meet; to see each other; CL:次[ci4]
包 miàn bāo bread; CL:片[pian4],袋[dai4],塊|块[kuai4]
fāng miàn respect; aspect; field; side; CL:個|个[ge4]
duì miàn (sitting) opposite; across (the street); directly in front; to be face to face
对 miàn duì to confront; to face
临 miàn lín to face sth; to be confronted with
biǎo miàn surface; face; outside; appearance
quán miàn all-around; comprehensive; total; overall
积 miàn jī area (of a floor, piece of land etc); surface area; tract of land
piàn miàn unilateral; one-sided
jú miàn aspect; phase; situation
chǎng miàn scene; spectacle; occasion; situation
子 miàn zi outer surface; outside; honor; reputation; face (as in "losing face"); self-respect; feelings; (medicinal) powder
dāng miàn to sb's face; in sb's presence
tǐ miàn dignity; face (as in "losing face"); honorable; creditable; (of sb's appearance) presentable; respectable
shū miàn in writing; written
cè miàn lateral side; side; aspect; profile
píng miàn plane (flat surface); print media
fǎn miàn reverse side; backside; the other side (of a problem etc); negative; bad
貌 miàn mào appearance; face; features; CL:個|个[ge4]
yíng miàn directly; head-on (collision); in one's face (of wind)
lǐ miàn inside; interior; also pr. [li3 mian5]
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