HSK 2 · Food

面

miàn

noodles; flour; face; side

Stroke order of 面

面 is written with 9 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

A face outline 面 with a nose line inside; also noodles stretched flat.

Parts: single pictograph of a face

Example sentence

我想吃一碗面。

I want to eat a bowl of noodles.

Words with 面

面条儿noodles 面包bread 见面to meet; to see each other 方便面instant noodles 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 另一方面on the other hand

More words: Food

蛋egg 饺子dumplings 方便面instant noodles 快餐fast food 米rice; meter 油oil 酒alcohol; wine 食物food 味道taste; flavour 饱full (after eating)熟cooked; ripe; familiar 碗bowl 筷子chopsticks 瓶bottle; measure word for bottles 瓶子bottle 闻to smell

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