脸
脸 (liǎn) means “face”. It is made of ⺼ + 佥 and has 11 strokes, and is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
Break 脸 into its parts
What 脸 is made of
- ⺼ — meat
- 佥 qiān — all
- 亼 jí — to assemble
- 人 rén — person
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- ⺍ — three-stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亼 jí — to assemble
Origin hint: ⺼ gives the meaning, 佥 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
脸 stroke order
Example sentences
我每天早上洗脸。Wǒ měi tiān zǎoshàng xǐ liǎn.I wash my face every morning.
你的脸怎么红了？Nǐ de liǎn zěnme hóng le?Why has your face gone red?
Also built with ⺼
- 肌jīflesh
- 肖xiàoto resemble
- 肚dùbelly
- 肠chángintestines
- 股gǔshare
- 肢zhīlimbs
- 肤fūskin
- 肥féifatty
- 肩jiānshoulders
- 肪fánganimal fat
- 肯kěnto agree to
- 育yùto produce
Quick facts
| Pinyin | liǎn |
|---|---|
| Meaning | face |
| Strokes | 11 |
| Radical | 肉 (meat; flesh, #130) |
| Pattern | Left–right |
| HSK | HSK 3 (exam 2025) · HSK 2 (2021) · Old HSK 3 |
Questions about 脸
What does 脸 mean?
脸 (liǎn) means “face”.
How many strokes does 脸 have?
脸 has 11 strokes.
What is the radical of 脸?
The radical of 脸 is 肉 (ròu, “meat; flesh”), Kangxi radical number 130.
What parts make up 脸?
脸 is made of ⺼ (meat) and 佥 (all).
Which HSK level is 脸?
脸 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021) and Old HSK 3.
Learn 脸 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 39: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.