The Chinese Radical: 面


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Meaning
face    面

Explanation

Used in these characters:
JLPT HSK 1
face, surface, aspect, top, classifier for flat things
miàn
Top: one (could be seen as eyebrow), below: enclosure with eye
One eye in a frame stands for a face, mask or (in general) for: surfaces.  
JLPT no HSK
distant, remote, detailed, Myanmar (缅甸)
miǎn
Left: thread 纟/, right: face, surface (One eye in a frame around the eyes stands for a face, mask (or in general for:) surfaces)
The threads appear like (a single) surface: from the distance.  

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