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面

Traditional: 麪 · 麵

miàn

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Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

miàn · min6 (Jyutping)

  1. face
  2. side
  3. surface
  4. aspect
  5. top
  6. classifier for objects with flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc
  7. variant of 麵|面[mian4]
  8. flour
  9. noodles
  10. (of food) soft (not crunchy)
  11. (slang) (of a person) ineffectual
  12. spineless

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

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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