The Chinese character【面】that we will explain today is a word that describes the body or an object. It is mainly used for the following meanings:
Face or surface. Explanation: (1) Face. Such as: “face”, “appearance”, “countenance”, “smiling face”. (2) Identity and status. Such as: “face”, “favor”. (3) External appearance and situation. Such as: “face”, “dignity”, “scene”, “situation”, “worldliness”. (4) The surface or upper layer of an object. Such as: “road surface”, “water surface”, “cover”, “surface”. (5) Direction and location. For example: “positive”, “one-sided”, “comprehensive”, “all-round”. (6) Towards or facing. Such as: “face the wall and reflect on one’s mistakes”, “face the mountain and the water”. (7) In person. Such as: “face-to-face interview”, “face-to-face instructions”, “face-to-face instructions”. (8) In geometry, a shape created by a line moving in space has length and width but no thickness. For example: “plane”. (9) Quantifier: A>Unit for calculating planar objects. For example: “three walls”, “a national flag”, and “two mirrors”. B>The unit for calculating the number of encounters. For example: “Met once.”
Below is the correct pronunciation of this particular Chinese character.
Mandarin Pinyin of 【面】:miàn
Cantonese Jyutping of 【面】:min6/min2
Here’s an overview of the essential details about the character 【面】︰
Here are some situations where you can use【面】, for example:Describing a body or object , It means mainly the face or surface .The elaborate meanings of Chinese characters allow for specialized applications that might not be fully expressed here.
【面】is an individual word that merges with others to generate specific phrases, for example【面孔、表面】(Mandarin Pinyin:miàn kǒng 、biǎo miàn/ Cantonese Jyutping:min6 hung2 、biu2 min6)
This character is written with 9 strokes,It is a highly common and fundamental Chinese character that must be learned,Below is a sample sentence featuring this character in real usage.:
她的面孔因笑容而顯得更加美麗。
Her face was made more beautiful by her smile.
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