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

WORDS

wài miàn outside (also pr. [wai4 mian5] for this sense); surface; exterior; external appearance
shàng miàn on top of; above-mentioned; also pr. [shang4 mian5]
xià miàn below; under; next; the following; also pr. [xia4 mian5]; to boil noodles
前 miàn qián in front of; facing; (in the) presence (of)
试 miàn shì to be interviewed (as a candidate); interview
yī miàn one side; one aspect; simultaneously... (and...); one's whole face
huì miàn to meet with; meeting
fēng miàn cover (of a publication)
具 miàn jù mask
dì miàn floor; ground; surface
huà miàn scene; tableau; picture; image; screen (displayed by a computer); (motion picture) frame; field of view
zhèng miàn front; obverse side; right side; positive; direct; open
miàn duì miàn face to face
孔 miàn kǒng face
部 miàn bù face (body part)
lòu miàn to show one's face; to appear (in public)
pèng miàn to meet; to run into (sb); to get together (with sb)
另一方 lìng yī fāng miàn on the other hand; another aspect
shuǐ miàn water surface
罩 miàn zhào mask; visor; facepiece (e.g. diving suit, gas mask)
谈 miàn tán face-to-face meeting; an interview
fù miàn negative; the negative side
bèi miàn the back; the reverse side; the wrong side
目 zhēn miàn mù true identity; true colors
céng miàn aspect; facet; level (political, psychological, spiritual etc); (geology) bedding plane