1. 面
  2. 食

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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食

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  • 670th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 184 words
  • Component in 61 characters

Decomposition

1Once
食→
亽艮
2Radical
食→
食eat/food
3Graphical
食→
人丶丨㇕二乚冫

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shí (shi2)to eat • food • animal feed • eclipse
2. sì (si4)to feed

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 食 shí (shi2)The component 亽 is pronounced as 'jí' (ji2). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for 食 shí (shi2)The component 食 is pronounced as 'shí' (shi2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
3. Pronunciation clue for 食 shí (shi2)The component 食 is pronounced as 'sì' (si4). It has the same pinyin final.
4. Pronunciation clue for 食 sì (si4)The component 亽 is pronounced as 'jí' (ji2). It has the same pinyin final.
5. Pronunciation clue for 食 sì (si4)The component 食 is pronounced as 'shí' (shi2). It has the same pinyin final.
6. Pronunciation clue for 食 sì (si4)The component 食 is pronounced as 'sì' (si4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Appears In

食 also appears in:
食餐饕飧飨饔餍餮餈饏飸饜飺饭馆饮饰饿饲饱饥饶饼蚀馈饷饵馒饺饬馅馋馍馁馀馐饨馕馑饽饪馄饯馏馊馔饧饫饩馓饴馃馇饾饸饹馂馉饤饳饻

Example Words

Common

美食 
零食 
食品 
食物 
饮食 (飲食)

Uncommon

主食 
伙食 
厌食 (厭食)
挑食 
消食 
甜食 
节食 (節食)
粮食 (糧食)
素食 
肉食 
膳食 
觅食 (覓食)
丰衣足食 (豐衣足食)
进食 (進食)
食堂 
食客 
食欲 (食慾)
食指 
食用 
食疗 (食療)
食肉 
食谱 (食譜)
食量 
食盐 (食鹽)
饭食 (飯食)
喂食 (餵食)
面食 (麵食)

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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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