Pronunciation family
Chinese characters for “mian”
25 characters share this plain syllable. Compare tone marks first, then open a character for writing and usage.
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2
Second tone
mián
3
Third tone
miǎn
免
miǎn
丏to spare, to excuse from
7 strokes · HSK 3.0 L6miǎn
沔parapet
4 strokesmiǎn
黾flood
7 strokesmiǎn
勉frog, toad
8 strokesmiǎn
眄to endeavor, to make an effort
9 strokesmiǎn
娩to ogle, to squint at, to look askance
9 strokesmiǎn
冕childbirth, labor
10 strokesmiǎn
渑crown
11 strokesmiǎn
湎the name of a river in Shandong
11 strokesmiǎn
缅drunk, flushed
12 strokesmiǎn
絻distant, remote
12 strokesmiǎn
腼mourning veil
13 strokesmiǎn
黽modest, bashful
13 strokesmiǎn
緬frog, toad
13 strokesmiǎn
澠distant, remote
15 strokesmiǎn
靦the name of a river in Shandong
16 strokesmiǎn
modest, bashful
16 strokes4
Fourth tone
miàn
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