Chinese Character 麵 Meanings and components.

Form

麵

Meaning

麵 meaning[3] in English

Flour.

Noodles.

(Of Food) Soft (Not Crunchy).

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 麵 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are surname Mai (麥) , and face (面)

Its radical[1] is: 麥 (mai4) which means: Surname Mai, .麥mai4surname Mai

In cangjie it is written with JEMWL

How to write 麵

To write麵mian4flour you should write a combination of 麥mai4surname Mai , 面mian4face arranged in a 吅 shape:

麥 + 面 = 麵

麵 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 麵 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 麵, looks as follow:

麵
Pinyin:mian4 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Flour . Noodles . (Of Food) Soft (Not Crunchy) . (Slang) (Of A Person) Ineffectual . Spineless
麥
Pinyin:mai4
Meaning[3]: Surname Mai
夾
Pinyin:jia1 Shape:+
Meaning[3]: To Press From Either Side . To Place In Between . To Sandwich . To Carry Sth Under Armpit . Wedged Between . Between . To Intersperse . To Mix . To Mingle . Clip . Folder . Taiwan Pr. [Jia2]
大
Pinyin:da4
Meaning[3]: Big . Huge . Large . Major . Great . Wide . Deep . Older (Than) . Oldest . Eldest . Greatly . Very Much . (Dialect) Father . Father'S Elder Or Younger Brother
从
Pinyin:cong2 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Surname Cong
人
Pinyin:ren2
Meaning[3]: Man . Person . People . Cl:個|个[Ge4],位[Wei4]
夂
Pinyin:zhi3
Meaning[3]: 'Walk Slowly' Component In Chinese Characters . See Also 冬字頭|冬字头[Dong1 Zi4 Tou2]
面
Pinyin:mian4
Meaning[3]: Face . Side . Surface . Aspect . Top . Classifier For Objects With Flat Surfaces Such As Drums, Mirrors, Flags Etc

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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