脸 Stroke Order — How to Write 脸

Stroke Order

脸 is written in 11 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical ⺼, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

脸 Radical and Character Components

Components:⺼佥

脸 is a phono-semantic compound: ⺼ (flesh) carries the meaning, while 佥 indicates the sound.

Radical: ⺼ + 7 more strokes

脸 Pronunciation and Pinyin

liǎn

Meanings of 脸 in Chinese

liǎn脸

The face; the front part of the head from the forehead to the chin, including features like cheeks, facial shape, complexion, and the stylized face painting in opera (face mask).

她生病了，脸色不太好，脸颊有点苍白

She is sick, her complexion isn't very good, and her cheeks are a bit pale.

The front part or surface of an object, such as a shoe upper or a shop front.

这家店的门脸儿很漂亮，吸引了很多顾客。

The shop front of this store is very beautiful, attracting many customers.

Dignity, face, or reputation; often used in phrases about social standing or self-respect, such as to lose face or to be embarrassed.

在大家面前出丑，让他觉得很丢脸

Making a fool of himself in front of everyone made him feel very ashamed.

Common Words and Phrases with 脸

liǎn脸báo薄

Thin-skinned; easily shy or embarrassed.

她有点脸薄，所以不喜欢在大家面前表演。

She is a bit shy, so she doesn't like performing in front of everyone.

liǎn脸dà大

Thick-skinned and shameless, or having significant influence or prestige.

她那么脸大，当众唱走调的歌也完全不觉得尴尬。

She's so bold, she doesn't feel embarrassed at all singing off-key in public.

liǎn脸dàn蛋ér儿

face or cheeks, especially of a young person or child

小女孩的脸蛋儿圆圆的，非常可爱。

The little girl's face is round and very cute.

liǎn脸hóng红

To blush; to have one's face turn red, typically due to shyness, embarrassment, or shame.

她听到大家的表扬时，不好意思地脸红了。

She blushed shyly when she heard everyone's praise.

liǎn脸hòu厚

thick-skinned or shameless

小王真是脸厚，上次犯了那么大的错误，现在竟然还敢来找我帮忙。

Xiao Wang is truly shameless; after making such a big mistake last time, he actually dares to come to me for help now.

liǎn脸miàn面

dignity, prestige, face (as in 'losing face')

昨天他在会议上表现失误，觉得很没脸面。

Yesterday, he made a mistake in his presentation at the meeting and felt that he had lost a lot of face.

liǎn脸pán盘ér儿

The shape or contour of one's face; facial contour.

她有一个标准的瓜子脸脸盘儿，非常上镜。

She has a standard oval-shaped face, which is very photogenic.

liǎn脸pén盆

A basin or bowl used for washing one's face and hands.

她把水倒进了脸盆里。

She poured water into the washbasin.

liǎn脸pí皮

Literally 'face skin', but often refers to one's sense of shame, modesty, or dignity, especially in expressions like 'thick-skinned' (shameless) or 'thin-skinned' (easily embarrassed).