Memory phrase for the character: 面

面

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

Pronunciation

miàn

Explanation

Top: one 一 (could be seen as eyebrow), below: enclosure 囗 with eye 目

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

Radicals

面 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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