脸

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.

⺼+佥→脸
⺼FleshSemantic
佥AllPhonetic

她的脸很漂亮。

tā de liǎn hěn piào liang。

Her face is very pretty.

他洗完脸就去睡觉了。

tā xǐ wán liǎn jiù qù shuì jiào le。

He went to sleep right after washing his face.

Words with 脸

老脸

lǎo liǎn

self-respect of old person

没脸

méi liǎn

ashamed

厚脸皮

hòu liǎn pí

brazen

脸蛋

liǎn dàn

cheek

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)

More characters with ⺼

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