Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 面


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Meaning

face, surface, aspect, top, classifier for flat things

Pronunciation

miàn

Explanation

Top: one (could be seen as eyebrow), below: enclosure with eye

Mnemonic

One eye in a frame stands for a face, mask or (in general) for: surfaces.

Radicals

face
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Vocabulary

面谀 miàn yú to praise sb to his face
斜面 xié miàn inclined plane
面貌 miàn mào appearance; face; features;
面粉 miàn fěn flour
面孔 miàn kǒng face
黎曼面 Lí màn miàn Riemann surface (math.)
侧面 cè miàn lateral side; side; aspect; profile
画面 huà miàn scene; tableau; picture; image; screen (displayed by a computer); (motion picture) frame; field of view
面临 miàn lín to face sth; to be confronted with
面露不悦 miàn lù bù yuè to show unhappiness or displeasure (idiom)
剖面 pōu miàn profile; section

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