表面

Character by character

• 表biǎo8 strokesHSK 2 traditional 錶show, express, manifest, display
• 面miàn9 strokesHSK 1 traditional 麵face; surface; plane; side, dimension; Kangxi radical 176

Each character links to its stroke order page with a tracing and a writing exercise.

Words with the same characters

These words share at least one character with 表面. Reading them together is how the character starts to stick — the same characters in a different context.

• 表现biǎo xiànHSK 3

  to show; to show off; to display; to manifest; expression; manifestation; show; display; performance (at work etc); behavior

• 方面fāng miànHSK 2

  respect; aspect; field; side

• 面miànHSK 2

  face; side; surface; aspect; top; classifier for objects with flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc

• 代表dài biǎoHSK 3

  representative; delegate; to represent; to stand for; on behalf of; in the name of

• 里面lǐ miànHSK 3

  inside; interior; also pr. [lǐ mian]

• 表示biǎo shì

  to express; to show; to say; to state; to indicate; to mean

• 面前miàn qiánHSK 2

  in front of; facing; (in the) presence (of)

• 面对miàn duìHSK 3

  to face; to confront

• 表演biǎo yǎnHSK 3

  play; show; performance; exhibition; to perform; to act; to demonstrate

• 上面shàng miànHSK 3

  on top of; above-mentioned; also pr. [shàng mian]

• 后面hòu mianHSK 3

  the back; the rear; the last bit; behind; near the end; at the back; later; afterwards

• 表biǎoHSK 2

  exterior surface; family relationship via females; to show (one's opinion); a model; a table (listing information); a form; a meter (measuring sth)

• 外面wài miànHSK 3

  outside (also pr. [wài mian] for this sense); surface; exterior; external appearance

• 下面xià miànHSK 3

  below; under; next; the following; also pr. [xià mian]

• 表达biǎo dáHSK 3

  to express; to convey

• 表明biǎo míngHSK 3

  to make clear; to make known; to state clearly; to indicate; known

• 发表fā biǎoHSK 3

  to issue; to publish

• 前面qián miànHSK 3

  ahead; in front; preceding; above; also pr. [qián mian]

• 见面jiàn miànHSK 1

  to meet; to see each other

• 表情biǎo qíngHSK 4

  (facial) expression; to express one's feelings

• 面临miàn línHSK 4

  to face sth; to be confronted with

• 一面yī miànHSK 7

  one side; one aspect; simultaneously... (and...); one's whole face

• 全面quán miànHSK 3

  all-around; comprehensive; total; overall

• 地面dì miànHSK 4

  floor; ground; surface