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CHINESE CHARACTER

面 (miàn): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

miàn
face; surface, side; plane, dimension
HSK 19 strokes

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Primary radical

面 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 面.

Visible components

面 is decomposed as ⿱??.

STROKES · 9

Write 面 in 9 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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LEARN THIS CHARACTER IN CONTEXT

Examples using 面

面包

我吃面包。

Wǒ chī miàn bāo。

I eat bread.

后面

我不知道汤姆在我后面说我坏话

Wǒ bù zhī dào tāng mǔ zài wǒ hòu miàn shuō wǒ huài huà

I didn't know that Tom talked about me like that behind my back.

里面

进到里面去。

Jìn dào lǐ miàn qù。

Go inside.

FAQ

What does 面 (miàn) mean in Chinese?

face; surface, side; plane, dimension

How do you write 面 in stroke order?

面 has 9 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 面?

面 is the radical in 面. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 面?

面包 (miànbāo): bread; 面条儿 (miàntiáor): noodles; 后面 (hòumiàn): the back; the rear; the last bit; behind; near the end; at the back; later; afterwards.