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

běi miàn northern side; north
shuāng miàn double-sided; two-faced; double-edged; reversible
zì miàn literal; typeface
chū miàn to appear personally; to step in; to step forth; to show up
向 miàn xiàng to face; to turn towards; to incline to; geared towards; catering for; -oriented; facial feature; appearance; aspect; facet
改头换 gǎi tóu huàn miàn to adjust one's head and turn one's face (idiom); cosmetic changes; Despite superficially new policies, the substance remains unchanged.
zhí miàn to face (reality, danger etc)
粉 miàn fěn flour
nán miàn south side; south
dōng miàn east side (of sth)
一方 yī fāng miàn on the one hand
纱 miàn shā veil
板 miàn bǎn panel; faceplate; kneading board; breadboard
lā miàn pulled noodles; ramen
西 xī miàn west side; west
méng miàn masked; covered face
容 miàn róng appearance; facial features
hǎi miàn sea level; sea surface
目 miàn mù appearance; facial features; look
yán miàn face; prestige
会 jiàn miàn huì meet and greet
熟 miàn shú to look familiar; familiar-looking
zhuō miàn desktop; tabletop
lù miàn pavement
bǎn miàn page of a publication (e.g. newspaper or website); printing space (reserved for some content); page layout