(liǎn) - face in Mandarin
liǎnTraditional: 臉
HSK 3
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Translation
face
Word origin
脸 means face. It is a phono-semantic compound with the 月/肉 'flesh' radical and the phonetic 佥 (qiān); simplified from 臉.
- Origin
- phono-semantic compound
- Root
- 月/肉 (flesh radical) + 佥 (qiān, phonetic)
Stroke order
脸
Examples
。
She has a beautiful face.
红。
His face is very red.
。
She washed her face.
红。
Her face turned red.
红。
Her face turned red.
脸 (liǎn) means face. It is used as a noun in everyday Mandarin speech.
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