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脸庞 (liǎn páng) — face (especially referring to one's facial features or appearance)

Definition

Literary word for 'face' that emphasizes facial features or appearance, not a physical blow (脸). Used in writing more than everyday speech, where you would say 脸.

noun
face (especially referring to one's facial features or appearance)
Measure word · 张

Examples

  • 脸庞，。
    Tā de liǎn páng hěn qīng xiù, ràng rén kàn le hěn shū fu.
    Her face is delicate and pleasing to look at.
  • 脸庞，。
    Lǎo rén liǎn páng shàng bù mǎn le zhòu wén, dàn xiào róng yī rán wēn nuǎn.
    The old man's face was covered with wrinkles, yet his smile was still warm.
  • 脸庞。
    Nà zhāng shú xi de liǎn páng yǒng yuǎn liú zài le wǒ de jì yì lǐ.
    That familiar face will forever stay in my memory.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

脸liǎnface
庞pángface

The 脸 face and 庞 face stand together to refer to someone's 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.

Open 脸 →

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 龐; 庞 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
广广guǎnghouse
Sound part声符shēngfú
龍
龍lóng龐páng
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 龐 pairs 广 (house) with 龍 (a sound part); the simplified 庞 is a shorthand, so its right side is not the original part.

Open 庞 →
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