⾯

face

miàn (mian4)

Radical no. 176 · 9 strokes (第 176 部首 · 9 画 dì 176 bùshǒu · 9 huà)

Radical ⾯ (miàn) — meaning: face, 9 strokes.

Origin & mnemonic

This radical originates as a pictograph of a human face, with two eyes in the center and strokes representing facial features. The ancient forms in oracle-bone and seal scripts clearly show two round eyes and the face outline.

Mnemonic: Picture a face with two eyes in the middle to remember this is the face radical.

Characters with this radical (含此部首的字 hán cǐ bùshǒu de zì)

4 characters

Stroke count

All strokes 1-3 strokes 4-6 strokes 7-10 strokes 11+ strokes

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Stroke count (default)Frequency HSK level Random

靣miàn
variant of 面[mian4]
8 strokes
面miàn
variant of 麵|面[mian4]
HSK 2
9 strokes
䩄miǎn
used in 靦覥|䩄觍[mian3 tian3]
13 strokes
靥yè
dimple
23 strokes

Quick check

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Question 1 of 4

Which radical is the main radical of 靣?

Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)

Same stroke count or numerically adjacent in the 214-radical set.

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