西面 (xī miàn) — west side | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

west side

Examples

西面。
Xué xiào de xī miàn shì gōng yuán.
The west side of the school is a park.
西面。
Sù shè zài xiào yuán de xī miàn.
The dormitory is on the west side of the campus.
西面。
Cóng xī miàn kàn zhè zuò shān gèng měi.
Looking at this mountain from the west side is more beautiful.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

西 gives west, and 面 gives side, so the word names the west side.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

面 originally drew a man’s face, with one eye exaggerated; the horizontal stroke was added later.

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