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Originally a pictograph, 面 depicts the outline of a face with an eye (目) in the middle. Its original meaning is 'face', which then extended to the surface, top layer, or flat side of any physical object. The character also developed abstract senses such as geometric planes, directions, and particular aspects of a situation, and it serves as a measure word for flat objects like mirrors or flags. In simplified Chinese, 面 also means 'noodles', while traditional Chinese writes this meaning with the separate character 麵.
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我爱吃面条。
我们明天见面吧。
他学习很认真，方面都很好。
面对困难，不要害怕。
这个房间的采光面很大。
请你全面考虑这个问题。
他在社会上有一定的面子。
这本书从哲学层面进行了分析。
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