The radical of face is face, and the structure is single structure.
Chinese characters are composed of radicals (or radicals). Each Chinese character has a radical. The radicals play the role of organizing Chinese characters. At the same time, the radicals also have certain meanings and parts of speech, which are convenient for people to distinguish when reading. and memorizing Chinese characters.
Mian (Pinyin: miàn) is a first-level standard Chinese character. This character first appeared in oracle bone inscriptions in the Shang Dynasty. The lines around the ancient character shape simulate the outline of the face, with "eye" in the middle. The original meaning of "面" is "face". Derived from a person's face, it refers to the appearance of things. By extension, the direction of the face refers to various parts and different sides of things. It is also extended to "facing" and "facing". Surface is also used as a geometric concept. Face also refers to something that looks like a plane and is used as a quantifier.
Before the simplification of Chinese characters, the "face" of "face" was written as "面", and the "face" of "flour" was written as "面", which was also written as "面". After simplification, it is written as "face". The basic definition of face is: 1. The front of the head; 2. Toward; toward; 3. The surface of an object, sometimes specifically referring to the upper layer of some objects; 4. In front of; 5. The place where things are exposed to the outside. A layer or the front of a textile; 6. Geometry refers to the figure formed by the movement of a line, which has length and width, but no thickness.
The origin of the word "面":
The shape and meaning of the word "面" originate from the methods and shapes of ancient people making cakes, dumplings, steamed buns and other pasta. It consists of two parts: "face" and "free", where "face" means the surface, and "free" means steaming the noodles in a bamboo basket.
According to historical records, before the Han Dynasty, people did not start placing pasta on the water, but steamed the dough in bamboo tubes. Therefore, the original meaning of the word "noodles" refers to the top of the bamboo tube. Open your mouth. Later, it gradually evolved into the raw material used in making pasta, which means flour.
The shape and structure of the word "face" in modern Chinese calligraphy retains the shape of the bamboo tube used in ancient pasta making. The vertical fold line at the bottom reflects the upward attitude of the mouth of the tube. Therefore, it can be said that the shape and meaning of the word "面" are related to the form and process of making pasta respectively.