There’s no air on the surface of the moon, so there’s no wind and no sound.
Sentence #391468 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted
How 表面 is built
Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.
表biǎoexterior surface
毛fur · máo
衣clothes · yī
Memory aidFur 毛 on the outside of clothes 衣: the outside, to show.
面miànface
面 is a single shape of 9 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.
Memory aidDrawn from a face inside its outline.
How to write 表面
表 8 strokes · 面 9 strokes
Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.
Stroke order chart for 表面 (biǎomiàn). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.
表面 (biǎomiàn) means “surface” or “face”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it biǎomiàn: biǎo with a 3rd tone, then miàn with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 表面 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type biaomian with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 表面 from the suggestions. Typing biaomian into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
表面 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.
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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.
表biǎo3rd tone, dipping
面miàn4th tone, falling
