面貌
Old HSK 6
面貌 (miànmào) · appearance
面貌 (miànmào) means “appearance; look; face”. It is written with 2 characters: 面 (noodles) + 貌 (countenance). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 面貌 is built
The characters
面 miàn · noodles
What 面 is made of
面 is not built from smaller parts; it is written with 9 strokes.
Origin hint: A person's face (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
貌 mào · countenance
What 貌 is made of
- 豸zhì — badger
- 爫zhǎo — claws
- 犭quǎn — dog
- 皃mào — countenance
- 白bái — white
- 日rì — sun; day
- 儿ér — child
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 白bái — white
Example sentences
这个城市的面貌变化很大。Zhège chéngshì de miànmào biànhuà hěn dà.The look of this city has changed a lot.
十年后，村子有了新面貌。Shí nián hòu, cūnzi yǒu le xīn miànmào.Ten years later, the village has a new look.
Questions about 面貌
What does 面貌 mean?
面貌 (miànmào) means “appearance; look; face”.
How do you pronounce 面貌?
面貌 is pronounced miànmào.
Which HSK level is 面貌?
面貌 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 见面jiànmiànto meet
- 面包miànbāobread
- 面条儿miàntiáornoodles
- 对面duìmiànopposite
- 方便面fāngbiànmiàninstant noodles
- 方面fāngmiànaspect
- 面前miànqiánin front of
- 表面biǎomiànsurface
- 后面hòumianbehind
- 里面lǐmiàninside
Learn 面貌 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 126: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.