2. Face, a modern Chinese standardized first-level character (commonly used), pronounced miàn in Mandarin, was first seen in oracle bone inscriptions, and belongs to the hieroglyphic characters in the Six Books. The basic meaning of the character "面" is the front part of the head, the face; the derived meaning is to use the face against, toward, such as face to face, face the wall.

3. In modern Chinese, "面" also has the meaning of orientation, part of the meaning, such as the front.

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