IDENTITY
面miànnoodles; face; surface
HSK 1Top 360
CORE MEANING
noodles; face; surface
- Part of speech
- noun
- Register
- neutral
Senses
- 1.noodlesHSK1
- 2.face; surfaceHSK2
FORM & BREAKDOWN
- Radical
- 面face radical (miàn)
- strokes
- 9
- Structure
- single structure
- IDS sequence
- ⿱丆囬
- part of the structure
- part of the structure
USAGE
Common words
面条miàntiáonoodles
面包miànbāobread
前面qiánmiànfront
Graded examples
这家面馆的面很好吃。Zhè jiā miànguǎn de miàn hěn hǎochī.HSK3
The noodles at this noodle shop are delicious.
RELATIONS
Lookalike — don’t mix up
POEM LINES WITH THIS CHARACTER
LEARNING
Memory aid
The flat face with features (囬) — face, surface; flour made into noodles.
- HSK version
- 3.0
- Frequency rank
- #360
- Memory aid
- imagery
TRUST & SOURCES
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- AI-assisted editorial review
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-15
Sources
- CC-CEDICT 2026-01-01
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