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U+9762, 面
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-9762

[U+9761]
CJK Unified Ideographs
[U+9763]
U+2FAF, ⾯
KANGXI RADICAL FACE

[U+2FAE]
Kangxi Radicals
[U+2FB0]

Translingual

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Traditional
Shinjitai
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Han character

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(Kangxi radical 176, +0, 9 strokes, cangjie input 一田卜中 (MWYL) or 一田尸中 (MWSL), four-corner 10600, composition )

  1. Kangxi radical #176, .

Derived characters

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References

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  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 1383, character 7
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 42618
  • Dae Jaweon: page 1896, character 18
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 7, page 4398, character 1
  • Unihan data for U+9762

Chinese

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simp. and trad.
2nd round simp. 𫩑

Glyph origin

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Historical forms of the character
Shang Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
Oracle bone script Small seal script
   

Pictogram (象形) , A man’s face, with an eye exaggerated, derived from 𦣻.

Etymology 1

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From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-mjal (face); cognate with Mizo hmêl (face), Jingpho man (face). (OC *menʔ, “to turn; to violate”) is probably cognate (Wang, 1982), perhaps its endoactive (Schuessler, 2007).

Pronunciation

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Note:
  • min6-2 - surface, top, face; dignity, reputation, face.
Note:
  • méng - vernacular;
  • miêng - literary.
Note:
  • bīn/bǐn - vernacular;
  • biān - literary.
Note: mêng7 - Jieyang.
Note:
  • mienn5 - vernacular;
  • mienn4 - literary.

    Rime
    Character
    Reading # 1/1
    Initial () (4)
    Final () (77)
    Tone (調) Departing (H)
    Openness (開合) Open
    Division () III
    Fanqie
    Baxter mjienH
    Reconstructions
    Zhengzhang
    Shangfang
    /miᴇnH/
    Pan
    Wuyun
    /miɛnH/
    Shao
    Rongfen
    /mjænH/
    Edwin
    Pulleyblank
    /mianH/
    Li
    Rong
    /miɛnH/
    Wang
    Li
    /mĭɛnH/
    Bernard
    Karlgren
    /mi̯ɛnH/
    Expected
    Mandarin
    Reflex
    miàn
    Expected
    Cantonese
    Reflex
    min6
    BaxterSagart system 1.1 (2014)
    Character
    Reading # 1/1
    Modern
    Beijing
    (Pinyin)
    miàn
    Middle
    Chinese
    ‹ mjienH ›
    Old
    Chinese
    /*C.me[n]-s/
    English face

    Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

    * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
    * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
    * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
    * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

    * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
    Zhengzhang system (2003)
    Character
    Reading # 1/1
    No. 9098
    Phonetic
    component
    Rime
    group
    Rime
    subdivision
    2
    Corresponding
    MC rime
    Old
    Chinese
    /*mens/

    Definitions

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    1. (literary or dialectal) face (Classifier: c)
      笑容笑容  ―  miàn dài xiàoróng  ―  to have a smile on one's face
      [Cantonese, trad.]
      [Cantonese, simp.]
      nei5 faai3 min6 jau5 daat3 je5. [Jyutping]
      There's something on your face.
    2. surface; top; face
        ―  shuǐmiàn  ―  water surface
        ―  miàn  ―  road surface
    3. aspect; side; respect
        ―  quánmiàn  ―  overall
    4. right side; cover; outside
    5. (geometry) face
      長方體 [MSC, trad.]
      长方体 [MSC, simp.]
      Chángfāngtǐ yǒu liù ge miàn. [Pinyin]
      A cuboid has six faces.
    6. (Cantonese, Singapore and Penang Hokkien) dignity; reputation; face
      [Cantonese]  ―  mou5 min6-2 [Jyutping]  ―  to lose face; to be embarrassed
    7. to meet
        ―  miànshì  ―  to come out (literally, “to meet the world”)
    8. face-to-face
        ―  miàntán  ―  to talk with someone face to face
        ―  miàngào  ―  to inform face to face
    9. to face
        ―  miàn  ―  to face the wall
        ―  bèi shān miàn shuǐ  ―  backing on to a mountain and facing a body of water
    10. suffix used to form a noun of locality
        ―  qiánmiàn  ―  in front
        ―  shàngmiàn  ―  higher place
      西  ―  miàn  ―  west
    11. Short for 面試面试 (miànshì, “interview”).
      HR  ―  HRmiàn  ―  (please add an English translation of this usage example)
    12. Classifier for objects with a flat surface.
      國旗国旗  ―  miàn guóqí  ―  a national flag
        ―  miàn  ―  a drum
    13. Classifier for numbers of times people meet each other.
      [MSC, trad.]
      [MSC, simp.]
      Wǒ hé tā zhǐ jiàn guo yī miàn. [Pinyin]
      I have only met him once.
    Synonyms
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    • (face):
    • (dignity):
    • (classifier):

    Compounds

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    Descendants

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    Sino-Xenic ():
    • Japanese: (めん) (men)
    • Korean: 면(面) (myeon)
    • Vietnamese: diện ()

    Others:

    Etymology 2

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    For pronunciation and definitions of – see (“flour; wheat noodles; etc.”).
    (This character is the simplified form of ).
    Notes:

    References

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    Japanese

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    See also 面する

    Kanji

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    (Third grade kyōiku kanji)

    1. mask
    2. face
    3. features
    4. surface

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    Compounds

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    Etymology 1

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    Kanji in this term
    めん
    Grade: 3
    goon

    From Middle Chinese (MC mjienH).

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    (めん) (men

    1. face
      (めん)あり
      Men ari!
      (kendo) Face hit!
    2. surface
    3. mask
      天狗(てんぐ)(めん)
      tengu no o-men
      tengu mask
    4. page
    5. (music) side of a record or CD
      (りょう )A()(めん)
      ryō e-men
      double A-side

    Etymology 2

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    Kanji in this term
    おもて
    Grade: 3
    kun'yomi

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    (おもて) (omote

    1. face

    Etymology 3

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    Kanji in this term
    つら
    Grade: 3
    kun'yomi

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    (つら) (tsura

    1. face
    2. surface
    3. mask
    4. page
    Derived terms
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    Suffix

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    (づら) (-zura

    1. -looking

    Etymology 4

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    Kanji in this term
    おも
    Grade: 3
    kun'yomi
    For pronunciation and definitions of – see the following entry.
    おも
    [noun] face
    (This term, , is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

    References

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    1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
    2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
    3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

    Korean

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    Etymology

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    From Middle Chinese (MC mjienH).

    Historical Readings
    Dongguk Jeongun Reading
    Dongguk Jeongun, 1448 면〮 (Yale: myén)
    Middle Korean
    Text Eumhun
    Gloss (hun) Reading
    Hunmong Jahoe, 1527[2] ᄂᆞᆺ (Yale: nòs) 면〯 (Yale: myěn)

    Pronunciation

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    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [mjɘ(ː)n]
    • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

    Hanja

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    Korean Wikisource has texts containing the hanja:

    Wikisource

    (eumhun (nat myeon))

    1. hanja form? of (side; aspect) [noun]
    2. hanja form? of ((government) township) [noun]

    Compounds

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    References

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    • 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전/電子字典. [3]

    Vietnamese

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    Han character

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    : Hán Nôm readings: diện, miến, miền[1]

    1. (colloquial) chữ Hán form of diện (to dress up, to be well-dressed).
    2. chữ Hán form of diện (face, appearance).
    3. chữ Hán form of diện (aspect; area).
    4. Nôm form of miền (region; district; domain).

    Compounds

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    References

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