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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- lian3
- English meanings
- map, mug, kisser, puss, visage, snoot, frontispiece, pan, smiler, mazzard, mush, facial, countenance, phiz, figurehead, face, physiognomy, front, human face
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left ⺼; right 佥.
Meaning & sound clues
⺼ is identified as the meaning component, associated with “flesh”.
佥 is identified as the sound component (qiān). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 脸.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
curtain
honest; inexpensive
pity; love
love; long for
gather; restrain
encoffin
chain
refine; smelt
hone
unite; connect
unite; connect
lotus
including
chain; cable
chain; link
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 丢脸
- 愁眉苦脸
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- 脸盆
- 脸色
- 脸颊