1. 正
  2. 面

正

Previous (点)Next (业)
  • 129th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.15% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 273 words
  • Component in 11 characters

Decomposition

1Once
正→
一止
2Radical
正→
一one止stop
3Graphical
正→
一丨一丨一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhēng (zheng1)first month of the lunar year
2. zhèng (zheng4)just (right) • main • upright • straight • correct • positive • greater than zero • principle

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 正 zhēng (zheng1)The component 止 is pronounced as 'zhǐ' (zhi3). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for 正 zhèng (zheng4)The component 止 is pronounced as 'zhǐ' (zhi3). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Appears In

正 also appears in:
政证整征症怔歪焉罡钲証

Example Words

Common

反正 
正品 
正在 
正常 
正式 
真正 

Uncommon

修正 
公正 
张居正 (張居正)
改正 
正午 
正太 
正好 
正宗 
正月 
正版 
正直 
正确 (正確)
正经 (正經)
正义 (正義)
正规 (正規)
正视 (正視)
正道 
正面 
纠正 (糾正)

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面

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  • 74th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.22% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 455 words
  • Component in 8 characters

Decomposition

1Once
面→
丆囬
2Radical
面→
面face
3Graphical
面→
一丿冂一丨二

Pinyin & Meaning

1. miàn (mian4)face • side • surface • aspect • top • classifier for flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc
2. miàn (mian4)variant of 麵|面[mian4]
3. miàn (mian4)flour • noodles

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 面 miàn (mian4)The component 面 is pronounced as 'miàn' (mian4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for 面 miàn (mian4)The component 面 is pronounced as 'miàn' (mian4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Appears In

面 also appears in:
面缅腼湎靥靦麵靣

Example Words

Common

上面 
下面 
前面 
外面 
封面 
后面 (後面)
方面 
桌面 
界面 
画面 (畫面)
表面 
里面 (裡面)
见面 (見面)
铁面 (鐵面)
面前 
面对 (面對)
面包 (麵包)

Uncommon

一面 
假面 
侧面 (側面)
全面 
冷面 
出面 
反面 
地面 
场面 (場面)
对面 (對面)
局面 
层面 (層面)
市面 
平面 
店面 
拉面 (拉麵)
拌面 (拌麵)
扑面 (撲面)
方便面 (方便麵)
正面 
水面 
泡面 (泡麵)
洗面 
洗面奶 
泪流满面 (淚流滿面)
满面 (滿面)
炒面 (炒麵)
炸酱面 (炸醬麵)
热干面 (熱乾面)
牛肉面 (牛肉麵)
当面 (當面)
背面 
台面 (臺面)
谋面 (謀面)
负面 (負面)
路面 
迎面 
双面 (雙面)
面值 
面具 
面向 (面嚮)
面壁 
面子 
面孔 
面容 
面对面 (面對面)
面料 
面目 
面积 (面積)
面膜 
面临 (面臨)
面色 
面试 (面試)
面貌 
面部 
面霜 
页面 (頁面)
面条 (麵條)
面粉 (麵粉)
面糊 (麵糊)
面团 (麵糰)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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