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The character for face, "脸", originates from its traditional form "臉", which is composed of the radical "肉" (flesh) on the left, indicating its relation to the body, combined with the component "僉" on the right, which primarily provided phonetic value but may have contributed a sense of "both sides" or "together", perhaps alluding to the cheeks. Initially, this character specifically referred to the cheeks or the sides of the face, a meaning that became more generalized over centuries to encompass the entire front of the head. This semantic expansion from a specific part to the whole is mirrored in the character’s structural simplification, where the complex right-hand component "僉" was systematically replaced with the simpler, phonetically similar "佥", resulting in the modern form "脸" while retaining the flesh radical to preserve its core meaning.
Example Sentences Hide
我的脸很干净。
他洗脸了。
妈妈看着我的脸。
她的脸色有点苍白。
不要用脏手摸脸。
我看到他脸红的样子。
天气冷，我的脸冻得通红。
尽管他努力保持镇定，但脸上还是露出了紧张的表情。