How is 面 pronounced?

面 is pronounced “miàn” in pinyin.

What HSK level is 面?

面 belongs to HSK 2 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

How do you write 面?

Follow the stroke-order animation above; 面 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

HSK 2nounmeasure word

面

miàn

面 (miàn) means “face; side; surface; aspect; top; classifier for objects with flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc”. It is an HSK 2 Chinese character in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

Stroke order

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Example

前面有人。

Qiánmiàn yǒu rén.

There's someone ahead.

Words containing 面

后面hòu mianthe back; the rear; the last bit; behind; near the end; at the back; later; afterwards 表面biǎo miànsurface; face; outside; appearance 面条miàn tiáonoodles 前面qián miànahead; in front; preceding; above; also pr. [qián mian]对面duì miàn(sitting) opposite; across (the street); directly in front; to be face to face 方面fāng miànrespect; aspect; field; side 见面jiàn miànto meet; to see each other 面包miàn bāobread 侧面cè miànlateral side; side; aspect 场面chǎng miànscene; spectacle; occasion; situation 当面dāng miànto sb's face; in sb's presence 反面fǎn miànreverse side; backside; the other side (of a problem etc)

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Frequently asked questions

What does 面 mean?: 面 (miàn) means “face; side; surface; aspect; top; classifier for objects with flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc”. It is an HSK 2 word.
How is 面 pronounced?: 面 is pronounced “miàn” in pinyin.
What HSK level is 面?: 面 belongs to HSK 2 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
How do you write 面?: Follow the stroke-order animation above; 面 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

Updated: 2026-07-18