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外面

wài miàn

HSK 3.0 · 3

wài miàn · ngoi6 min6 (Jyutping)

  1. outside (also pr. [wai4 mian5] for this sense)
  2. surface
  3. exterior
  4. external appearance

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Character breakdown

外

Meaning
out, outside, external; foreign
Radical
夕
Strokes
5
Components
⿰夕卜
Cangjie
NIY
Four-corner
2320.0

面

Meaning
face; surface; plane; side, dimension; Kangxi radical 176
Radical
面
Strokes
9
Components
⿱??
Cangjie
MWYL
Four-corner
1060.0

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