Memory phrase for the Kanji: 面


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Meaning

face, surface, aspect, top, classifier for flat things

Pronunciation

miàn

Explanation

Top: one (could be seen as eyebrow), below: enclosure with eye

Mnemonic

One eye in a frame stands for a face, mask or (in general) for: surfaces.

Radicals

face
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Vocabulary

 面谀  miàn yú  to praise sb to his face
 斜面  xié miàn  inclined plane
 面貌  miàn mào  appearance; face; features;
 面粉  miàn fěn  flour
 面孔  miàn kǒng  face
 黎曼面  Lí màn miàn  Riemann surface (math.)
 侧面  cè miàn  lateral side; side; aspect; profile
 画面  huà miàn  scene; tableau; picture; image; screen (displayed by a computer); (motion picture) frame; field of view
 面临  miàn lín  to face sth; to be confronted with
 面露不悦  miàn lù bù yuè  to show unhappiness or displeasure (idiom)
 剖面  pōu miàn  profile; section
 剖面  pōu miàn  

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