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侧面

侧面 cèmiàn

侧面 cèmiàn Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 4 English Translations of the word 侧面 cèmiàn .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
cèmiàn | ce4 mian4
English translation
lateral side
side
aspect
profile

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HSK level

6

Traditional form

側面

Part of speech

Location word / 方位词 fāng wèi cí Fāngwèi cí
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Etymology of 侧面 cèmiàn

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侧 cè

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 亻 rén represents the meaning and 则 zé represents the sound. Simplified form of 側 cè .

Phonetic compound

则 zé

Semantic compound

亻 rén

Positional decomposition

⿰亻则

Number of Strokes

8
面 miàn

Type

pictographic

Explanation

Pictograph of the outline of a face, with an eye (目 mù ) in the middle. In simplified Chinese 面 miàn is also used to mean "noodles", while in traditional Chinese this meaning is written with a separate character 麵 miàn .

Positional decomposition

⿱？？

Number of Strokes

9

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Example sentences using 侧面 cèmiàn

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这张照 zhào 片 piān 照 zhào 的 de 是 shì 女孩 nǚ hái 的 de 侧面 cèmiàn 。

This picture shows the girl in profile.

哈罗 hā luó 兹 zī 还 Huán 会 huì 将 jiāng 你 nǐ 孩子 háizi 的 de 名字 míngzi 刻 kè 在 zài 侧面 cèmiàn 。

Harrods will also engrave your child's name on the side.

他 tā 被 bèi 弹 dàn 飞出去，撞 zhuàng 在 zài 货车 huò chē 的 de 侧面 cèmiàn 。

He was catapulted into the side of the van.

侧面 cèmiàn Decomposition

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侧面 cèmiàn Compounds

See all 20 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 侧面 cèmiàn in their composition.

  • 侧 cè
    • 面 miàn
      • 缅 miǎn , 腼 miǎn , 靥 yè , 湎 miǎn , 麺 miàn , 愐 miǎn , 偭 miǎn , 勔 miǎn , 糆 miàn , 蝒 mián , 喕, 奤, 媔, 緬 miǎn , 蠠, 靤, 靦 miǎn , 靧, 靨, 麵 miàn
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