面 is also the simplified spelling of 麪, 麵.
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面
Mandarin · pinyin miàn
Meanings
- face
- side
- surface
- aspect
- top
- classifier for objects with flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc
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- 面
- miàn · face; surface; plane; side, dimension; Kangxi radical 176
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4 · mian4
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min2 · min6
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character · Etymology 1
- (literary or dialectal) face (Classifier: 塊／块 c)
- surface; top; face
- aspect; side; respect
- right side; cover; outside
- (geometry) face
- (Cantonese, Singapore and Penang Hokkien) dignity; reputation; face
- to meet
- face-to-face
- to face
- suffix used to form a noun of locality
- (abbreviation, alt-of) short for 面試／面试 (miànshì, “interview”)
- Classifier for objects with a flat surface.
- Classifier for numbers of times people meet each other.
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