字面 meaning in English

zìmiàn

literal; typeface

15 strokes

Meaning of 字面

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

zìmiàn
  1. literal
  2. typeface

字面 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

他tā解jiě释shì了le句jù子zi的de字zì面miàn意yì思si。
He explained the literal meaning of the sentence.
他tā按àn照zhào字zì面miàn上shàng的de意yì思si。
He took it literally.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

字 zì · letter · 6 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6

面 miàn · face · 9 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9

Related words

Words that share a character with 字面.

名字míngziname (of a person or thing)
见面jiànmiànto meet; to see each other
面包miànbāobread
汉字HànzìChinese character(s)
面条儿miàntiáorerhua variant of 麵條|面条[mian4 tiao2]
面前miànqiánin front of; facing
方面fāngmiànrespect; aspect
数字shùzìnumeral; digit
对面duìmiànopposite; across (the street etc); directly in front of one; up ahead
字典zìdiǎnChinese character dictionary (containing entries for single characters, contrasted with a
方便面fāngbiànmiàninstant noodles
里面lǐmiàninside; interior

Questions about 字面

What does 字面 mean?

字面 (zìmiàn) means "literal; typeface".

How do you write 字面?

字面 is made of 2 characters: 字 (6 strokes), 面 (9 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.