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脸部 (liǎn bù) — face (as a part of the body; more formal or anatomical than 脸)

Definition

A more formal, anatomical word for 'face' (as a body part), used in medical, beauty, or descriptive contexts rather than daily speech — 脸 is the everyday equivalent. Often appears in set phrases like 脸部表情 or 脸部按摩.

noun
face (as a part of the body; more formal or anatomical than 脸)
Measure word · 张

Examples

  • 脸部。
    Tā de liǎn bù biǎo qíng fēi cháng fēng fù.
    Her facial expressions are very rich.
  • 脸部。
    Měi tiān xǐ liǎn kě yǐ bǎo chí liǎn bù qīng jié.
    Washing your face every day keeps your face clean.
  • 脸部。
    Yī shēng jiàn yì tā zuò liǎn bù àn mó lái fàng sōng.
    The doctor suggested she get a facial massage to relax.

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.

脸liǎnface
部bùpart

脸 means face and 部 means part, naming the face as a body part.

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.

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú
邑邑yì
Sound part声符shēngfú
咅
咅pǒu部bù
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

部 pairs 咅, which gives the sound, with 邑. It originally named a place in today's Gansu.

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Appears in
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