miàn
face; surface; outside; side; scale; flour
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我正在做饭。
wǒ zhèngzài zuò fàn.
I am cooking.
他正在看书。
tā zhèngzài kàn shū.
He is reading a book.
她在照镜子。
tā zài zhào jìngzi.
She is looking in the mirror.
The Chinese character 面 (miàn) for "face" is a pictograph that depicts a person's face. It is composed of two parts: the radical 目 (mù) for "eye" on the left, and the phonetic component 面 (miàn) on the right. The radical 目 indicates that the character is related to vision, while the phonetic component 面 provides the pronunciation.The character 面 has a long history, dating back to the oracle bone script of the Shang dynasty (c. 1600-1046 BC). In the oracle bone script, the character was written as a simple circle with a dot in the center, representing an eye. Over time, the character evolved to its current form, with the addition of the phonetic component 面.The character 面 has a wide range of meanings, including "face", "surface", "side", and "direction". It is also used in many compound words, such as 面子 (miànzi) for "face" or "reputation", and 面条 (miàntiáo) for "noodles".The character 面 is a common character in Chinese, and it is used in a variety of contexts. It is an important character to learn for HSK learners, as it is used in many everyday expressions and phrases.
