脸liǎn
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脸
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繁体
Traditional Chinese
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Shuowen
脸: Composed of the flesh radical (月) on the left and the phonetic component 佥 on the right, this character originally referred to the cheek or the fleshy part of the face in ancient times, denoting the area from the temple to the cheekbone. The structure reflects its anatomical reference, with the flesh radical indicating a body part and 佥 providing the sound, and over time it extended to mean the entire face.
Pinyin
liǎn· HSK 2