HSK 3 · Clear & Obvious

表面

biǎo miàn

surface

Stroke order of 表面

2 characters, 17 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

表 · 8 strokes 面 · 9 strokes

Memory trick

Clothes (衣 in 表) on the outside and a face (面) show only the surface.

Parts: 表 outside, show (衣 clothes variant); 面 face, side

The characters in 表面

表 biǎo — watch; form; table (8 strokes)
面 miàn — noodles; flour; face; side (9 strokes)

Example sentence

桌子表面很干净。

The surface of the table is very clean.

Words with 表

手表wristwatch 表watch; form; table 表格form; table 表演to perform; performance 发表to publish 表明to show; to make clear 代表representative; to represent 代表团delegation 表现to show; performance 表达to express

Words with 面

面条儿noodles 面包bread 见面to meet; to see each other 方便面instant noodles 面noodles; flour; face; side 对面opposite 面前in front of 方面aspect; side 面条noodles 上面above; on top 下面below; next 前面in front; ahead 后面behind; at the back 里面inside 外面outside 面积area 全面comprehensive; all-round 一方面on the one hand

More words: Clear & Obvious

明确clear; to clarify 明显obvious 显然obviously 显得to appear; to seem 看起来to look; it seems 看上去to look; it seems 表明to show; to make clear 具体specific; concrete 简单simple 复杂complicated 容易easy; likely 困难difficulty; difficult 难度degree of difficulty 麻烦trouble; troublesome; to bother

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