脸liǎn
face. 11 strokes, radical ⺼, first met in HSK 2.
What 脸 is made of
⺼ and 佥 (qiān, all).
⺼ carries the meaning — flesh — and 佥 carries the sound.
How to write 脸
Strokes 1–4 write ⺼, then strokes 5–11 write 佥.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 脸
Words that use 脸
| 脸 | face 头的前面部分,有眼睛鼻子嘴巴 微风轻轻拂过她红润的脸。The breeze gently brushed against her rosy face. Lesson 48, 我的理想 · 研精竭虑与博闻多能 · Rigorous Inquiry & Versatile Learning |
| 脸盆 | washbasin 指用来盛水洗脸的器皿 他打来温水端起脸盆洗漱。He fetched warm water and picked up the washbasin to wash up. Lesson 453, 睦邻情深 · 崇礼敦厚与通济两岸 · Civic Courtesy, Diligence & Cross-River Harmony |
| 脸色 | complexion, facial expression 指脸部呈现出的气色或神态 调养后病员脸色变得红润。After recuperating, the patient's complexion turned rosy. Lesson 453, 睦邻情深 · 崇礼敦厚与通济两岸 · Civic Courtesy, Diligence & Cross-River Harmony |
| 笑脸 | smiling face 指带着笑意的面孔 麦收时节田里都是小麦,农户的笑脸格外好看。The farmers' smiling faces were a fine sight. Lesson 663, 麦收笑脸 · 明法正理与清源溯本 · Jurisprudential Integrity & Deep Logic |
Characters that share the sound part 佥
Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.
More characters with the radical ⺼
All 41 of them, and what the radical means, on the 月 radical page.