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面 miàn — “side; face”
How to write and say the Chinese character 面 (miàn), which means side; face — with stroke order, audio, its story, and an example sentence. Theme: Position & direction.
Pinyin · 拼音 miàn
Meaning · 意思 side; face
Strokes · 笔画 9
Radical · 部首 面 (face)
Hear it · 听发音
Stroke order笔顺
面 is written with 9 strokes, in this order (the red stroke is the one being added):
The story behind it字源小故事
A little picture: a person's face.
A common word常用词
前面
in front
Example sentence例句
学校前面有个公园。
There's a park in front of the school.
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