Chinese symbol for “facet”
层面
céng miàn
Traditional: 層面
aspect; facet; level (political, psychological, spiritual etc); (geology) bedding plane
The closest CC-CEDICT match for facet is 层面 (céng miàn), defined as: aspect; facet; level (political, psychological, spiritual etc); (geology) bedding plane.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “facet”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 端 | duān | (bound form) tip; end; extremity; (bound form) aspect; facet |
| 面向 | miàn xiàng | to face; to turn towards; geared towards; catering for; -oriented; (Tw) aspect; facet |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 层面.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 基层 (基層) | jī céng | basic level; grassroots unit |
| 高层 (高層) | gāo céng | high-rise; high level; high class |
| 层次 (層次) | céng cì | layer; level |
| 阶层 (階層) | jiē céng | social class |
| 一层 (一層) | yī céng | one layer; one level |
| 方面 | fāng miàn | respect; aspect |
| 里面 (裏面) | lǐ miàn | variant of 里面 (lǐ miàn) |
| 面积 (面積) | miàn jī | area (of a floor, piece of land etc); surface area |
See also: Japanese symbol for “facet”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.