Pictographic: A person's faceRadical:

meaning for miàn:

  • - face
  • - side
  • - surface
  • - aspect
  • - top
  • - classifier for objects with flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc
  • - flour
  • - noodles
  • - (of food) soft (not crunchy)
  • - (slang) (of a person) ineffectual
  • - spinelessrespect
  • - aspect
  • - field
  • - side
  • - Classifiers: 个 in front of
  • - facing
  • - (in the) presence (of)to confront
  • - to faceall-around
  • - comprehensive
  • - total
  • - overallarea (of a floor, piece of land etc)
  • - surface area
  • - tract of land

zhè
miàn
jìngzi镜子
xiǎnde显得
yǒuxiē有些
móhu模糊

This mirror seems a little blurry.


zhè
miàn
jìngzi镜子
búgòu不够
kàn
qīng
quánshēn全身

This mirror is not big enough to see the whole body clearly.


zhè
miàn
qiángbì墙壁
quèshí确实
xūyào需要
chóngxīn重新
fěnshuā粉刷

This wall really needs to be repainted.


jīntiān今天
de
fēng
shì
cóng
dōngběi东北
miàn
chuī
lái
de

The wind today is blowing from the northeast.