• 74th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 83 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. miàn (mian4)flour • noodles

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for miàn (mian4)The component is pronounced as 'miàn' (mian4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for miàn (mian4)The component is pronounced as 'mài' (mai4). It has the same pinyin initial.
3. Pronunciation clue for miàn (mian4)The component is pronounced as 'miàn' (mian4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

拉面 (拉麵)
方便面 (方便麵)
泡面 (泡麵)
面包 (麵包)
面条 (麵條)
面粉 (麵粉)

Uncommon

冷面 (冷麵)
和面 (和麵)
寿面 (壽麵)
拌面 (拌麵)
挂面 (掛麵)
炒面 (炒麵)
炸酱面 (炸醬麵)
烤面包 (烤麵包)
牛肉面 (牛肉麵)
白面 (白麵)
面包车 (麵包車)
面板 (麵板)
面筋 (麵筋)
面糊 (麵糊)
面团 (麵糰)
面食 (麵食)

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  • 1496th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 95 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. fěn (fen3)powder • cosmetic face powder • food prepared from starch • noodles or pasta made from any kind of flour • whitewash • white • pink

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for fěn (fen3)The component is pronounced as 'fēn' (fen1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for fěn (fen3)The component is pronounced as 'fèn' (fen4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

Common

粉红 (粉紅)
粉丝 (粉絲)

Uncommon

奶粉 
散粉 
河粉 
洗衣粉 
凉粉 (涼粉)
淀粉 (澱粉)
生粉 
米粉 
粉刺 
粉底 
粉末 
粉碎 
粉笔 (粉筆)
粉红色 (粉紅色)
粉色 
粉饰 (粉飾)
粉饼 (粉餅)
糯米粉 
胡椒粉 
肠粉 (腸粉)
花粉 
面粉 (麵粉)

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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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