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miàn — “side; face”

How to write and say the Chinese character (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 (face)
Hear it · 听发音
Watch it drawn stroke by stroke →

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

qiánmiàn

in front

Example sentence例句

xuéxiàoqiánmiànyǒugōngyuán

There's a park in front of the school.

This page is part of the free Chinese character explorer from Casey Foundation Chinese School — a Saturday community Chinese school in Narre Warren, Victoria, serving Berwick, Cranbourne, Hallam and families across Melbourne's southeast. New students get a free trial lesson.