麵
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miàn · face

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Character anatomy

Understand the reusable parts

The decomposition shows how the visual pieces fit together, not necessarily the character’s historical origin.

Writing notes

Shape and proportion

20Total strokes

Count each continuous pen movement once, including turns and hooks.

Left-rightCharacter structure

Keep the left side compact and leave enough room for the right side.

麥Key radical

Use the highlighted radical in the animation as a visual anchor for remembering the form.

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 麵

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Example sentences

Notice where 麵 sits in each complete thought.

Miàn bāo shì yòng xiǎo mài zuò chéng de.麵包是用小麥做成的。

Bread is made from wheat.

Source: Tatoeba #778497 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ néng cháng diǎn nǐ de miàn bāo má?我能嘗點你的麵包嗎?

Can I try your bread?

Source: Tatoeba #12049335 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Miàn bāo shì zài kǎo xiāng lǐ kǎo de.麵包是在烤箱裡烤的。

Bread is baked in an oven.

Source: Tatoeba #13556527 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā bǎ nǎi yóu tú zài miàn bāo shàng.她把奶油塗在麵包上。

She spread the butter on the bread.

Source: Tatoeba #894414 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ yào chī miàn tiáo huán shì chī mǐ fàn?你要吃麵條還是吃米飯?

Do you want to eat noodles or rice?

Source: Tatoeba #8362583 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ xiǎng zài yào xiē miàn bāo, xiè xiè.我想再要些麵包,謝謝。

I'd like some more bread, please.

Source: Tatoeba #855674 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 麵 in context

  1. Say miàn, then recall the core meaning: face.
  2. Write all 20 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 麵 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.