脸上 (liǎn shǎng) — on the face; face (as a location)

Definition

noun

on the faceface (as a location)

脸上。
Tā liǎn shǎng dài zhe wēi xiào.
She has a smile on her face.
脸上？
Nǐ liǎn shǎng zěn me yǒu kuài zāng dōng xī?
How come there's a dirty spot on your face?
脸上。
Tā liǎn shǎng lù chū le jīng yà de biǎo qíng.
A surprised expression appeared on his face.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 臉; 脸 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

⺼Written in full as肉ròubody part

Sound part声符shēngfú

僉

僉qiān臉liǎn

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 臉 combines ⺼ (肉, body part) with 僉 as a sound part; the simplified 脸 is a later abbreviation.

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

上 is drawn as a short horizontal line placed above a longer arc, marking a position above that arc.

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