liǎn

face

CL:張|张[zhang1],個|个[ge4]

flesh (⺼) + sound liǎn (佥) = face

The flesh radical grounds the meaning in the body — specifically the surface of the face. 佥 mainly contributes the sound liǎn and carries no semantic weight here.

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Words with 脸

国字脸

guó zì liǎn

square face

银脸长尾山雀

yín liǎn cháng wěi shān què

(bird species of China) sooty bushtit (Aegithalos fuliginosus)

铜锤花脸

tóng chuí huā liǎn

(Chinese opera) tongchui hualian, a military character holding a bronze mace, classified as a jing 淨|净[jing4] role

锥子脸

zhuī zi liǎn

V-shaped face

锈脸钩嘴鹛

xiù liǎn gōu zuǐ méi

(bird species of China) rusty-cheeked scimitar babbler (Erythrogenys erythrogenys)

长脸

zhǎng liǎn

(coll.) to bring credit to (sb); to do (sb) proud

门脸

mén liǎn

shop front

开脸

kāi liǎn

(of a bride-to-be) to remove facial hair and trim hairline (old)

头脸儿

tóu liǎn r

erhua variant of 頭臉|头脸[tou2 lian3]

露脸

lòu liǎn

to show one's face

头脸

tóu liǎn

head and face

鬼脸

guǐ liǎn

wry face

More characters with ⺼