脸

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face; CL:張|张[zhang1],個|个[ge4]

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Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

⺼ meaning “flesh” + 佥 sound ( qiān )

Components ⺼佥

face · Heisig RSH #1436

part of the body + hootenanny

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
小白脸儿	xiǎo bái liǎn r	erhua variant of 小白臉\|小白脸[xiao3 bai2 lian3]
有头有脸	yǒu tóu yǒu liǎn	(idiom) (of a person) to be highly respected; to enjoy prestige
头脸儿	tóu liǎn r	erhua variant of 頭臉\|头脸[tou2 lian3]
小白脸	xiǎo bái liǎn	attractive young man (usually derog.); pretty boy; gigolo
拉长脸	lā cháng liǎn	to pull a long face; to scowl
拉下脸	lā xià liǎn	to look displeased; to not be afraid of hurting sb's feelings; to put aside one's pride
脸巴子	liǎn bā zi	cheek
反脸无情	fǎn liǎn wú qíng	to turn one's face against sb and show no mercy (idiom); to turn against a friend
国字脸	guó zì liǎn	square face
满脸生花	mǎn liǎn shēng huā	all smiles; beaming from ear to ear
脸大	liǎn dà	bold; unafraid
头脸	tóu liǎn	head and face
银脸长尾山雀	yín liǎn cháng wěi shān què	(bird species of China) sooty bushtit (Aegithalos fuliginosus)
白脸	bái liǎn	white face; face painting in Beijing opera etc
有脸	yǒu liǎn	lit. having face; to have prestige; to command respect; to have the nerve (e.g. to ask sth…
上脸	shàng liǎn	to turn red in the face (while drinking); to become smug (when complimented)
脸面	liǎn miàn	face
长脸	zhǎng liǎn	(coll.) to bring credit to (sb); to do (sb) proud
脸基尼	liǎn jī ní	facekini
开脸	kāi liǎn	(of a bride-to-be) to remove facial hair and trim hairline (old); to carve a face

Characters sharing the sound component 佥 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
佥 sound part	qiān	all, together, unanimous
险	xiǎn	narrow pass, strategic point
检	jiǎn	to check, to examine, to inspect
验	yàn	to examine, to inspect, to test, to verify
剑	jiàn	sword, dagger, saber
签	qiān	to sign, to endorse; a note, a slip of paper
俭	jiǎn	temperate, frugal, economical
敛	liǎn	to collect, to extort
睑	jiǎn	eyelid
捡	jiǎn	to pick up, to gather, to collect
殓	liàn	to dress a corpse for burial
硷	jiǎn	alkaline, alkali, lye, salt
莶	xiān	vine
猃	xiǎn	long-snouted dog
裣	liǎn	draw one's hands into sleeve