⾯

face

miàn (mian4)

Radical no. 176 · 9 strokes (第 176 部首 · 9 画 dì 176 bùshǒu · 9 huà)

Radical ⾯ (miàn) — meaning: face, 9 strokes.

Origin & mnemonic

This radical originates as a pictograph of a human face, with two eyes in the center and strokes representing facial features. The ancient forms in oracle-bone and seal scripts clearly show two round eyes and the face outline.

Mnemonic: Picture a face with two eyes in the middle to remember this is the face radical.

Characters with this radical (含此部首的字 hán cǐ bùshǒu de zì)

2 characters

Stroke count

All strokes1-3 strokes4-6 strokes7-10 strokes11+ strokes

Sort

Stroke count (default)FrequencyHSK levelRandom
  • 靣miàn

    variant of 面[mian4]

    8 strokes

  • 面miàn

    variant of 麵|面[mian4]

    HSK 2

    9 strokes

Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)

Same stroke count or numerically adjacent in the 214-radical set.