字の旅3,000 years in three forms
Oracle bone · ShangShang · c. 1200 BCE花113 (商)
Oracle bone and small seal: Academia Sinica 小學堂, CC0. Today’s form: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0.
部首Radical · in Human Body & People
面
面 face, surface, mask
めん men
9 strokesRadical of 1 kanjiPart of 1
Your ink in 面0% painted · 0 of 1 familiar
Origin · sourced
Pictogram象形
Pictogram (象形), A man’s face, with an eye exaggerated, derived from 𦣻. The horizontal stroke was added later.
Source: Wiktionary, 面 (rev. 92937046), CC BY-SA 4.0
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Put on a brave face! This radical represents the part of ourselves that we show to the outer world—the face, its unique expressions, and the social masks we wear to navigate different situations. When you see it, think of physical surfaces, cardinal directions, and the "front" of any complex situation. It brings a sense of identity, direct interaction, and the visible boundary between our inner self and the external world.”
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Every kanji with 面 as its radical
Most used first
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
All 1 kanji