面兒

简 面儿 · 繁 面兒
Mandarin · pinyin miàn r

Meanings

  1. cover
  2. outside
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面
miàn · face; surface; plane; side, dimension; Kangxi radical 176
兒
ér · son, child, oneself; final part
儿
ér · son, child; Kangxi radical 10
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4–5 · mian4 r5

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noun

  1. (Mandarin) erhua form of 面 (miàn, “outer part; outside; face”)

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