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

wū miàn roof
抛物 pāo wù miàn paraboloid (geometry)
pū miàn lit. sth hits one in the face; directly in one's face; sth assaults the senses; blatant (advertising); eye-catching; (a smell) assaults the nostrils
liáng miàn cold noodles
fā miàn to leaven dough; to make bread
pí miàn outer skin; surface; leather cover (of a book); drum skin; leather upper (of a shoe)
人物 tóu miàn rén wù leading figure; bigwig
tū miàn convex surface
别开生 bié kāi shēng miàn to start sth new or original (idiom); to break a new path; to break fresh ground
人物 fǎn miàn rén wù negative character; bad guy (in a story)
体 sì miàn tǐ tetrahedron
guà miàn pasta; noodles
语 shū miàn yǔ written language
sǐ miàn unleavened dough
牛肉 niú ròu miàn beef noodle soup
耳提命 ěr tí miàn mìng to give sincere advice (idiom); to exhort earnestly
jiǎo miàn instep (upper surface of the foot)
张力 biǎo miàn zhāng lì surface tension
pū miàn paving; pavement
pù miàn front window; store front
交 miàn jiāo to deliver personally; to hand over face-to-face
疱 miàn pào acne
观 miàn miàn guān (used in titles) comprehensive survey
tóu miàn head ornament (in former times)
之交 yī miàn zhī jiāo to have met once; casual acquaintance