面人

麵人
miànrén
noun #25,643

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 dough figurine
  2. 2 flour dough sculpture of a person or character

Examples

Tā zài miàohuì shàng mǎi le yī gè Sūn Wùkōng miànrén.
He bought a dough figurine of Sun Wukong at the temple fair.
Niē miànrén shì Zhōngguó chuántǒng mínjiān shǒugōngyì.
Sculpting dough figurines is a traditional Chinese folk craft.
Lǎo shīfu niē miànrén de jìyì lìng rén jiào jué.
The old craftsman's skill in sculpting dough figurines is astonishing.

Tips

culture
面人 (dough sculpting) is a centuries-old Chinese folk art. Artisans use colored flour dough to create intricate figures of mythological characters, animals, and opera heroes — often at festivals and temple fairs.

Stroke Order

miàn
rén