面

miàn

noun #800

Meanings

1 face
2 surface; side
3 noodles

Characters

face; surface; noodles

Originally depicted a face in profile.

Examples

他的面前有一碗面。

Tā de miàn qián yǒu yì wǎn miàn.

There is a bowl of noodles in front of him.

这个问题有很多面。

Zhège wèntí yǒu hěn duō miàn.

This issue has many sides.

我想吃面。

Wǒ xiǎng chī miàn.

I want to eat noodles.

Tips

usage

面 meaning 'face' is more formal/literary. In daily speech, 脸 (liǎn) is more common for the physical face.

grammar

面 is also used as a suffix for directions: 上面, 下面, 前面, 后面, 里面, 外面.

Stroke Order

面 miàn