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miàn = mi + an4
face / side / surface / aspect / top / classifier for objects with flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc
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miàn = mi + an4
variant of 麵|面[mian4]
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miàn = mi + an4
flour / noodles / (of food) soft (not crunchy) / (slang) (of a person) ineffectual / spineless
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How to pronounce 面

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= mi initial

Mi is for Marilyn Monroe.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ an4 final

In the anthill’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

面 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
one of the characters used in kwukyel (phonetic "myeon"), an ancient Korean writing system
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huí = hu + ei2
variant of 回[hui2]
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Characters with 面 as component

miàn = mi + an4
flour / noodles / (of food) soft (not crunchy) / (slang) (of a person) ineffectual / spineless
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miǎn = mi + an3
distant / remote / detailed
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miǎn = mi + an3
Myanmar (formerly Burma) (abbr. for 緬甸|缅甸[Mian3 dian4])
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Words with 面

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inside / interior / also pr. [li3 mian5]
outside (also pr. [wai4 mian5] for this sense) / surface / exterior / external appearance
on top of / above-mentioned / also pr. [shang4 mian5]

Sentences with 面

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miàn

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