麵

麵 U+9EB5, 麵 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-9EB5 ← 麴 [U+9EB4] CJK Unified Ideographs 麶 → [U+9EB6]

See also: 面, 麺, 麪, and 麫

Translingual

Traditional	麵
Shinjitai	麺
Simplified	面

Han character

麵 (radical 199 麥+9, 20 strokes, cangjie input 十弓一田中 (JNMWL) or 十水一田中 (JEMWL), four-corner 4124₆, composition ⿰麥面 or ⿺麥面)

References

• KangXi: page 1514, character 7
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 47827
• Dae Jaweon: page 2043, character 15
• Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 7, page 4605, character 12
• Unihan data for U+9EB5

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Chinese

trad.		麵/麪
simp.		面
alt. forms		麺 麫 糆 𪋽

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 麵
Small seal script

Characters in the same phonetic series (面) (Zhengzhang, 2003)
	Old Chinese
蝒	*men
緬	*menʔ
湎	*menʔ
愐	*menʔ
偭	*menʔ, *mens
勔	*menʔ
面	*mens
麵	*meːns

Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *meːns): semantic 麥 (“wheat”) + phonetic 面 (OC *mens). Originally 麪.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): miàn (mian⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄧㄢˋ

  (Chengdu, SP): mian⁴

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou, Jyutping): min⁶

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): men⁵

• Gan (Wiktionary): mien⁵
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): mien

  (Meixian, Guangdong): miên⁴

• Jin (Wiktionary): mie³
• Min Dong (BUC): miêng
• Min Nan

  (Hokkien, POJ): mī / biān

  (Teochew, Peng'im): mi⁷

• Wu (Wiktionary): mi (T3)
• Xiang (Wiktionary): mienn⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
    • Pinyin: miàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄢˋ
    • Wade-Giles: mien⁴
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: miann
    • IPA ^(key): /mi̯ɛn⁵¹/
    • 
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Beijing, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Pinyin: miànr
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄢˋㄦ
    • Wade-Giles: mianrh⁴
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: miall
    • IPA ^(key): /mjɑɻ⁵¹/

Note: erhua-ed - “powder”.

• • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: mian⁴
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: mian
    • IPA ^(key): /miɛn²¹³/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: min⁶
    • Yale: mihn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: min⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: min⁶
    • IPA ^(key): /miːn²²/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: men⁵
    • IPA ^(key): /ᵐben³²/
• Gan
  • (Nanchang)
    • Wiktionary: mien⁵
    • IPA ^(key): /miɛn¹¹/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: mien
    • Hakka Romanization System: mien
    • Hagfa Pinyim: mian⁴
    • IPA: /mi̯en⁵⁵/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: miên⁴
    • IPA: /miɛn⁵³/
• Jin
  • (Taiyuan)⁺
    • Wiktionary: mie³
    • IPA (old-style): /mie⁴⁵/
• Min Dong
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: miêng
    • IPA ^(key): /miɛŋ²⁴²/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: mī / biān
    • Tâi-lô: mī / biān
    • Phofsit Daibuun: mi, bien
    • IPA (Xiamen): /mĩ²²/, /biɛn²²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /mĩ⁴¹/, /biɛn⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /mĩ²²/, /biɛn²²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /mĩ³³/, /biɛn³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /mĩ³³/, /biɛn³³/

Note:

• mī - vernacular;
• biān - literary.

• (Teochew)
  • Peng'im: mi⁷
  • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: mī
  • IPA ^(key): /mi¹¹/

• Wu
  • (Shanghainese)
    • Wiktionary: mi (T3)
    • IPA ^(key): /mi²³/
• Xiang
  • (Changsha)
    • Wiktionary: mienn⁵
    • IPA ^(key): /miẽ²¹/

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• Middle Chinese: /men^H/▼

Rime
Character	麵
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	明 (4)
Final (韻)	先 (85)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	IV
Fanqie	莫甸切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/menH/
Pan Wuyun	/menH/
Shao Rongfen	/mɛnH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/mɛnH/
Li Rong	/menH/
Wang Li	/mienH/
Bernard Karlgren	/mienH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	miàn

• Old Chinese▼

  (Zhengzhang): /*meːns/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	麵
Reading #	1/1
No.	9100
Phonetic component	面
Rime group	元
Rime subdivision	2
Corresponding MC rime	麫
Old Chinese	/*meːns/
Notes	同麪

Definitions

麵

1. flour

   玉米麵 / 玉米面  ―  yùmǐmiàn  ―  corn flour

   麵粉 / 面粉  ―  miànfěn  ―  flour

2. dough
3. noodles (Classifier: 條／条 c; 個／个 c)

   湯麵 / 汤面  ―  tāngmiàn  ―  noodles in soup

4. (Mainland China) powder

   藥麵兒 / 药面儿  ―  yàomiànr  ―  medicinal powder

5. (Mainland China, dialectal) soft and floury

   這塊番薯很麵。 / 这块番薯很面。  ―  Zhè kuài fānshǔ hěn miàn.  ―  This piece of sweet potato is really soft and floury.

Compounds

Derived terms from 麵

• 一鍋麵／一锅面
• 下麵／下面 (xiàmiàn)
• 中筋麵粉／中筋面粉
• 乾麵／干面
• 伊府麵／伊府面
• 伊麵／伊面 (yīmiàn)
• 低筋麵粉／低筋面粉
• 光麵／光面
• 兩頭白麵／两头白面
• 公仔麵／公仔面 (gōngzǎimiàn)
• 冰冰麵／冰冰面 (bīngbīngmiàn)
• 冷麵／冷面 (lěngmiàn)
• 刀削麵／刀削面 (dāoxiāomiàn)
• 切麵／切面
• 削麵／削面 (xiāomiàn)
• 千層麵／千层面 (qiāncéngmiàn)
• 即食麵／即食面 (jíshímiàn)
• 吃板刀麵／吃板刀面
• 吃辣麵／吃辣面
• 和麵／和面 (huómiàn)
• 培根蛋麵／培根蛋面 (péigēndànmiàn)
• 壯麵／壮面
• 壽麵／寿面 (shòumiàn)
• 大滷麵／大卤面
• 小米麵／小米面
• 就湯下麵／就汤下面
• 廣東炒麵／广东炒面
• 彪彪麵／彪彪面 (biāobiāomiàn)
• 快速麵／快速面
• 意大利麵／意大利面 (yìdàlìmiàn)
• 扯麵／扯面
• 拉麵／拉面 (lāmiàn)
• 捏麵人／捏面人
• 捵麵／捵面
• 掛麵／挂面 (guàmiàn)
• 搋麵／搋面
• 撈麵／捞面 (lāomiàn)
• 擀麵／擀面
• 擀麵杖／擀面杖 (gǎnmiànzhàng)
• 擀麵棍／擀面棍
• 擔仔麵／担仔面 (dànzǐmiàn)
• 擔擔麵／担担面 (dàndànmiàn)

• 方便麵／方便面 (fāngbiànmiàn)
• 杯麵／杯面
• 棒子麵／棒子面
• 死麵／死面
• 水麵／水面
• 油茶麵兒／油茶面儿
• 油麵／油面
• 泡麵／泡面 (pàomiàn)
• 泡麵哲學／泡面哲学
• 泡麵市場／泡面市场
• 洋麵／洋面
• 涼麵／凉面 (liángmiàn)
• 清湯掛麵／清汤挂面
• 湯麵／汤面 (tāngmiàn)
• 溲麵／溲面
• 炒麵／炒面 (chǎomiàn)
• 炒麵塊子／炒面块子
• 炸醬麵／炸酱面 (zhájiàngmiàn)
• 烏龍麵／乌龙面 (wūlóngmiàn)
• 烤麵包機／烤面包机
• 燙麵／烫面
• 牛肉麵／牛肉面 (niúròumiàn)
• 甜水麵／甜水面
• 甜麵醬／甜面酱 (tiánmiànjiàng)
• 生力麵／生力面
• 發麵／发面
• 白粉麵／白粉面
• 白麵／白面 (báimiàn)
• 硬麵／硬面
• 簳麵杖／簳面杖
• 索麵／索面
• 茶麵子／茶面子
• 蕎麥麵／荞麦面 (qiáomàimiàn)
• 藥麵兒／药面儿
• 蚵仔麵線／蚵仔面线
• 豬腳麵線／猪脚面线
• 趕麵棍／赶面棍
• 通心麵／通心面
• 速食麵／速食面 (sùshímiàn)
• 過水麵／过水面
• 醡醬麵／醡酱面 (zhàjiàngmiàn)

• 重羅麵／重罗面
• 長壽麵／长寿面
• 陽春麵／阳春面
• 雜合麵兒／杂合面儿
• 雜麵／杂面
• 高筋麵粉／高筋面粉
• 麵人兒／面人儿 (miànrénr)
• 麵包／面包 (miànbāo)
• 麵包圈／面包圈 (miànbāoquān)
• 麵包圈兒／面包圈儿
• 麵包果／面包果 (miànbāoguǒ)
• 麵包樹／面包树 (miànbāoshù)
• 麵包車／面包车 (miànbāochē)
• 麵團／面团 (miàntuán)
• 麵團兒／面团儿
• 麵坊／面坊
• 麵坯兒／面坯儿
• 麵塑／面塑
• 麵子／面子
• 麵子藥／面子药
• 麵店／面店
• 麵攤子／面摊子
• 麵杖／面杖
• 麵杖吹火／面杖吹火
• 麵條／面条 (miàntiáo)
• 麵湯／面汤
• 麵漿／面浆
• 麵疙瘩／面疙瘩
• 麵的／面的
• 麵碼兒／面码儿
• 麵筋／面筋 (miànjīn)
• 麵粉／面粉 (miànfěn)
• 麵糊／面糊 (miànhù)
• 麵線／面线
• 麵肥／面肥
• 麵茶／面茶
• 麵食／面食 (miànshí)
• 麵餅／面饼 (miànbǐng)
• 麵館／面馆 (miànguǎn)
• 麵館兒／面馆儿
• 黑麵／黑面

See also

• 粉 (fěn)

References

• (Min Nan) “Entry #13088”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (in Chinese and Min Nan), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2011.

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Japanese

Shinjitai	麺
Kyūjitai	麵

Kanji

麵

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 麺)

1. flour
2. dough
3. noodles

Readings

• Goon: めん (men)
• Kan’on: べん (ben)
• Kun: むぎこ (mugiko)

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Korean

Hanja

麵 • (myeon) (hangeul 면, revised myeon, McCune-Reischauer myŏn, Yale myen)

1. wheat flour
2. noodles

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Vietnamese

Han character

麵 (diện, mì, miến)

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