# 麵

| 麵 | U+9EB5, &#40629; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-9EB5 |
| ← 麴 [U+9EB4] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 麶 → [U+9EB6] |

## Translingual

| Traditional | 麵 |
| Shinjitai | 麺 |
| Simplified | 面 |

### Han character

麵 (Kangxi radical 199, 麥+9, 20 strokes, cangjie input 十弓一田中 (JNMWL) or 十水一田中 (JEMWL), four-corner 4124$_6$, composition ⿰麥面 or ⿺麥面)

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 1514, character 7
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 47827
* Dae Jaweon: page 2043, character 15
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 7, page 4605, character 12
* Unihan data for U+9EB5

## Chinese

* 麵 (Written Standard Chinese)
* 麪 (Cantonese)
* 麵 (Classical)
* miêng (Eastern Min)
* mī (Southern Min)
* 麵 (Wu)

### Glyph origin

* Historical forms of the character 麵
* Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
* Small seal script
| | Old Chinese |
| 蝒 | *men |
| 緬 | *menʔ |
| 湎 | *menʔ |
| 愐 | *menʔ |
| 偭 | *menʔ, *mens |
| 勔 | *menʔ |
| 面 | *mens |
| 麵 | *meːns |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *meːns) : semantic 麥 (“wheat”) + phonetic 面 (OC *mens). Originally 麪.

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): miàn (mian$^4$)
       (Zhuyin): ㄇㄧㄢˋ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): mian$^4$
    (Xi'an, Guanzhong Pinyin): miān
    (Nanjing, Nanjing Pinyin): miēn
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): мян (mi͡an, III)
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): min$^6$
    (Dongguan, Jyutping++): min$^3$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): men$^5$
    (Yangjiang, Jyutping++): min$^6$
* Gan (Wiktionary): mien$^5$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): mien
    (Hailu, HRS): mien$^˖$
    (Meixian, Guangdong): miên$^4$
* Jin (Wiktionary): mie$^3$
* Northern Min (KCR): mīng
* Eastern Min (BUC): miêng
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): ming$^5$ / meng$^5$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): mī / biān
    (Teochew, Peng'im): min$^7$
    (Leizhou, Leizhou Pinyin): mi$^1$ / mieng$^7$
* Southern Pinghua (Nanning, Jyutping++): min$^6$
* Wu (Wugniu)
** (Northern): $^6$mi / $^6$mie / $^6$mien
** (Jinhua): $^6$mie
* Xiang
    (Changsha, Wiktionary): mienn$^5$
    (Loudi, Wiktionary): minn$^5$
    (Hengyang, Wiktionary): mien$^5$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: miàn
*** Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄢˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: miàn
*** Wade–Giles: mien$^4$
*** Yale: myàn
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: miann
*** Palladius: мянь (mjanʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /mi̯ɛn⁵¹/
** (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed) (麵兒 / 面儿)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: miànr
*** Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄢˋㄦ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: miànr
*** Wade–Giles: mien$^4$-ʼrh
*** Yale: myànr
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: miall
*** Palladius: мяньр (mjanʹr)
*** Sinological IPA : /mi̯ɑɻ⁵¹/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: mian$^4$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: mian
*** Sinological IPA : /miɛn²¹³/
** (Xi'an)
*** Guanzhong Pinyin: miān
*** Sinological IPA : /miã⁵⁵/
** (Nanjing)
*** Nanjing Pinyin: miēn
*** Nanjing Pinyin (numbered): mien$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /miẽ⁴⁴/
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: мян (mi͡an, III)
*** Sinological IPA : /miæ̃⁴⁴/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: min$^6$
*** Yale: mihn
*** Cantonese Pinyin: min$^6$
*** Guangdong Romanization: min$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /miːn²²/
** (Dongguan, Guancheng)
*** Jyutping++: min$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /min³²/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: men$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /ᵐben³²/
** (Yangjiang Yue, Jiangcheng)
*** Jyutping++: min$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /min⁵⁵/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: mien$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /miɛn¹¹/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: mien
*** Hakka Romanization System: mien
*** Hagfa Pinyim: mian$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /mi̯en⁵⁵/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: mien$^˖$
*** Sinological IPA: /mien³³/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: miên$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /miɛn⁵³/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: mie$^3$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /mie⁴⁵/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: mīng
*** Sinological IPA : /miŋ⁵⁵/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: miêng
*** Sinological IPA : /miɛŋ²⁴²/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian, Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: ming$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /miŋ²¹/
** (Putian, Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: meng$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /mɛŋ²¹/
* ming5 - vernacular;
* meng5 - literary.
* Middle Chinese: menH
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 |
| Baxter | menH |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /men$^H$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /men$^H$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /mɛn$^H$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /mɛn$^H$/ |
| Li Rong | /men$^H$/ |
| Wang Li | /mien$^H$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /mien$^H$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | miàn |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | min$^6$ |
* 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
* flour
    玉米麵／玉米面 ― yùmǐmiàn ― corn flour
    麵粉／面粉 ― miànfěn ― flour
    發麵／发面 ― fāmiàn ― to leaven a dough
* wheat noodles (Classifier: 碗 m c; 條／条 m c; 個／个 c)
    湯麵／汤面 ― tāngmiàn ― noodles in soup
* (Mainland China) powder
    藥麵兒／药面儿 ― yàomiànr ― medicinal powder
* (Mainland China, dialectal) soft and floury; mealy
    這塊白薯很麵。／这块白薯很面。 ― Zhè kuài báishǔ hěn miàn. ― This piece of sweet potato is really mealy.
* (Mandarin, colloquial, of a person) weak; timid; indecisive; slow

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 粉 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 麵兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 粉 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 麵兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 麵麵兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 麵麵, 麵子, 粉粉 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 粉子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 粉子, 粉 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 粉 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 粉 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 粉 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 粉 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 粉 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 粉 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 粉 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 麵麵 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 粉 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 粉粉 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 粉 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 粉 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 粉 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 粉 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 粉 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 粉 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 粉 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 粉 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 粉子 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 粉子 |
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 麵粉, 小麥粉, 粉 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 白麵, 麵 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 麵粉 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 白麵 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 白麵, 麵 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 白麵 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 麵粉, 白麵, 麵 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 白麵, 麵 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 麵粉, 白麵, 麵 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 麵粉, 白麵 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 麵粉, 麵 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 麵 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 白麵 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 麵粉, 白麵, 麵 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 麵粉, 白麵, 麵 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 麵粉 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 白麵 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 麵粉, 白麵, 麵 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 麵 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 白麵, 麵 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 白麵 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 麵, 麵子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 白麵, 麵 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 白麵 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 麵粉, 白麵, 麵 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 麵 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 麵 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 白麵, 麵 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 麵 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 白麵, 麵 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 麥麵, 白麵 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 麵 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 麵 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 白麵 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 麵粉, 白麵 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 麵粉, 麵 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 麵, 好麵 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 麵 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 麵粉, 白麵, 灰麵, 麵 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 麵, 麥麵, 麵粉, 白麵 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 白麵, 好麵, 麵 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 麵 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 白麵, 麵粉 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 麵粉, 麵, 白麵 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 白麵, 麵 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 麵, 白麵 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 白麵, 麵粉 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 麵 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 白麵 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 白麵, 麵 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 灰麵, 麵粉 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 灰麵, 麵粉 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 灰麵 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 灰麵 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 灰麵 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 灰麵 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 灰麵 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 灰麵, 麵粉 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 麵 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 麵粉, 灰麵 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 麵粉, 白粉, 灰麵 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 灰麵 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 灰麵 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 灰麵 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 灰麵 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 灰麵 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 麵 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 麵粉, 白麵, 灰麵, 麵 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 灰麵 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 灰麵, 麵粉 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 灰麵, 麵粉 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Jishou | 灰麵 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 灰麵 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 麵粉, 白麵, 灰麵, 麵 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 乾麵, 麵粉 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 乾麵, 麵粉 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 白麵, 乾麵 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 乾麵, 麵 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 乾麵 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Anqing | 麵粉 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 灰麵 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 灰麵, 麵粉 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 小麥粉子, 灰麵粉子, 粉子 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 麵粉, 灰麵 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 麵粉 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 麵粉 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 麵粉 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 麵粉 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 麵粉 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 麵粉 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 麵粉 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 麵粉 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 麵粉 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 麵粉 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 麵粉 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 麵粉 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 麵粉 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 麵粉 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 麵粉 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 麵粉 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 麵粉 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 麵粉 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 麵粉 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 麵粉 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 麵粉 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 麵粉 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 麵粉 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 麵粉 |
| Cantonese | Qingyuan | 麵粉 |
| Cantonese | Fogang | 麵粉 |
| Cantonese | Yingde (Hanguang) | 麥粉 |
| Cantonese | Yangshan | 麵粉 |
| Cantonese | Lianshan (Butian) | 麵粉 |
| Cantonese | Lianzhou (Qingshui; Sihui) | 麵粉 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan | 麵粉 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 麵粉 |
| Cantonese | Renhua | 麵粉 |
| Cantonese | Lechang | 麵粉 |
| Cantonese | Zhaoqing (Gaoyao) | 麵粉 |
| Cantonese | Sihui | 麵粉 |
| Cantonese | Guangning | 麵粉 |
| Cantonese | Deqing | 麵粉 |
| Cantonese | Huaiji | 麵粉 |
| Cantonese | Fengkai (Nanfeng) | 麵粉 |
| Cantonese | Yunfu | 穀麥粉 |
| Cantonese | Xinxing | 麵粉 |
| Cantonese | Luoding | 麵粉 |
| Cantonese | Yunan (Pingtai) | 麵粉 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 麵粉 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 灰麵 |
| Gan | Pengze | 麵粉 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 麵灰 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 灰麵 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 麵粉, 麥粉 |
| Hakka | Dabu (Xihe) | 麵粉 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 麵粉 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 麵粉 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 麵粉 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 麵粉 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 麵粉 |
| Hakka | Raoping (Xinfeng) | 麵灰 |
| Hakka | Longyan (Xiayang, Yongding) | 麵灰 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 麵粉 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 麵粉 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Gongguan; N. Sixian) | 麵粉 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Zhuolan; N. Sixian) | 麵粉 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 麵粉 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian) | 麵粉 |
| Hakka | Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian) | 麵粉 |
| Hakka | Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian) | 麵粉 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 麵粉 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 麵粉 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 麵粉 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Zhuolan; Raoping) | 麵粉 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 麵粉 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Longchuan) | 麵粉 |
| Hakka | Kuala Lumpur (Dabu) | 麵粉 |
| Hakka | Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo) | 麵粉 |
| Hakka | Singkawang | 麵粉 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 灰麵, 麵, 白麵 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 灰麵 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 麵, 好麵, 白麵 |
| Jin | Taiyuan (Jiancaoping) | 好麵 |
| Jin | Taiyuan (Jinyuan) | 好麵 |
| Jin | Pingyao | 好麵 |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 麵粉, 白麵 |
| Jin | Datong | 白麵 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 麵, 白麵, 好麵 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 白麵, 好麵 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 麵 |
| Jin | Linhe | 白麵, 麵 |
| Jin | Jining | 白麵 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 白麵 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 白麵 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 白麵 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 白麵 |
| Jin | Handan | 麵粉, 白麵 |
| Jin | Linzhou | 麵粉, 白麵 |
| Jin | Suide | 白麵, 麵 |
| Jin | Shenmu | 白麵, 麵 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 麵灰 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 麵粉 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 麵粉 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 麵粉 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 麵粉 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 麵粉 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 麵粉 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 麵粉 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Tamsui) | 麵粉 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 麵粉 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Pingxi) | 麵粉 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 麵粉 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Cijin) | 麵粉 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang) | 麵粉 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang) | 麵粉 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Tianliao) | 麵粉 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 麵粉 |
| Southern Min | Yilan (Luodong) | 麵粉 |
| Southern Min | Yilan (Toucheng) | 麵粉 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 麵粉 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Yongjing) | 麵粉 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 麵粉 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 麵粉 |
| Southern Min | Tainan (Anping) | 麵粉 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 麵粉 |
| Southern Min | Pingtung (Baoli, Checheng) | 麵粉 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 麵粉 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen (Jinsha) | 麵粉 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 麵粉 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Xiyu) | 麵粉 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 麵粉 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 麵粉 |
| Southern Min | Zhangping | 麵粉 |
| Southern Min | Zhangping (Yongfu) | 麵粉, 麵 |
| Southern Min | Datian | 麵粉 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 麵粉, 麵灰 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 麵粞, 麥粞, 麥粉 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 麵粉, 麵 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 麵粉 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 麵粉, 麵 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 麵末 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang) | 麵末, 麵粉 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 麵末 |
| Central Min | Yong'an | 麵粉 |
| Shaojiang Min | Shaowu | 麵灰 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 麵粉 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 麵粉 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 麵粉, 乾麵 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Songjiang) | 漿麵, 麵粉 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Jiading) | 乾麵 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 乾麵 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 麵餑, 麵粉 |
| Wu | Danyang | 麵白, 麵糏 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 麵粉 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 麵粉 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 麵粉, 飛麵 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 飛麵, 麥粉 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 灰麵 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 灰麵粉 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 灰麵 |
| Xiang | Hengyang | 灰麵 |
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 麵條, 麵 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 麵條兒, 麵 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 麵條, 麵 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 麵條兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 麵條兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 麵條兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 麵條兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 麵條兒, 麵條子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 麵條兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 麵條兒, 麵條子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 麵條兒, 麵條子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 麵條子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 麵條 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 麵條兒, 麵條子, 麵 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 麵條兒, 麵條子, 麵 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 麵 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 麵 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 麵條兒, 麵 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 麵條兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 麵條兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 麵條兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 麵條兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 麵條兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 麵條兒, 麵 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 麵條兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 麵條兒, 麵 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 麵條兒, 麵條子, 麵 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 麵 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 麵條兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 麵條兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 麵條兒, 麵 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 麵 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 麵條兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 飯 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 旗子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 麵條兒, 麵條子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 麵條兒, 麵 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 麵條兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 麵條兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 麵條兒, 麵 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 麵條兒, 麵條子, 麵 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 麵條兒, 麵 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 麵條 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 麵條兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 麵條兒, 麵條子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 麵條子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 麵, 飯 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 麵條子, 麵 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 麵條子, 麵條兒 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 麵條子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 麵條子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 麵條子, 麵 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 麵 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 麵 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 麵 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 麵 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 麵條 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 麵 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 麵, 水麵 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 麵, 麵條 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 麵條 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 麵條兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 麵條, 麵 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 麵條, 麵 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 麵條, 麵 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 麵 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 麵 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 麵 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 麵條 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 麵條 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 麵 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 麵 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 麵條, 麵 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Jishou | 麵 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 麵條 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 麵條, 機麵 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 麵, 麵條 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 麵, 麵條 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 麵條, 麵條子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 麵 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 麵 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Anqing | 麵條, 麵 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 麵條, 麵 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 麵條, 麵 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 麵條, 麵 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 麵 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 麵 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 麵 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 麵 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 麵 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 麵 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 麵 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 麵 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 麵 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 麵 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 麵 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 麵 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 麵 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 麵 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 麵 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 麵 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 麵 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 麵 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 麵 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 麵 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 麵 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 麵 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 麵 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 麵 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 麵 |
| Cantonese | Qingyuan | 麵 |
| Cantonese | Fogang | 麵條 |
| Cantonese | Yingde (Hanguang) | 麵 |
| Cantonese | Yangshan | 麵條 |
| Cantonese | Lianshan (Butian) | 麵條 |
| Cantonese | Lianzhou (Qingshui; Sihui) | 麵條 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan | 麵, 麵條 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 麵 |
| Cantonese | Renhua | 麵條 |
| Cantonese | Lechang | 麵條 |
| Cantonese | Zhaoqing (Gaoyao) | 麵 |
| Cantonese | Sihui | 麵條 |
| Cantonese | Guangning | 麵 |
| Cantonese | Deqing | 麵, 麵條 |
| Cantonese | Huaiji | 麵 |
| Cantonese | Fengkai (Nanfeng) | 麵 |
| Cantonese | Yunfu | 麵 |
| Cantonese | Xinxing | 麵條 |
| Cantonese | Luoding | 麵 |
| Cantonese | Yunan (Pingtai) | 麵 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 麵 |
| Cantonese | Beihai | 麵條 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 麵條 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 麵條 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 麵條 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 麵 |
| Cantonese | Penang (Guangfu) | 麵 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 麵 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 麵 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 麵條 |
| Cantonese | Yangon (Taishan) | 麵 |
| Cantonese | Mandalay (Taishan) | 麵 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 麵 |
| Gan | Pengze | 麵 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 麵 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 麵 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 麵, 麵條 |
| Hakka | Dabu (Xihe) | 麵 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 麵條 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 麵 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 麵條 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 麵 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Shuizhai) | 麵 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 麵 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Changbu) | 麵 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Mianyang) | 麵 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 麵條, 麵 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 麵條 |
| Hakka | Luhe | 麵條 |
| Hakka | Nanjing (Meilin) | 麵 |
| Hakka | Nanjing (Tianluokeng, Shuyang) | 麵 |
| Hakka | Changting | 切麵 |
| Hakka | Longyan (Yongding) | 麵 |
| Hakka | Longyan (Xiayang, Yongding) | 麵, 麵條 |
| Hakka | Longyan (Gaobei, Yongding) | 麵條 |
| Hakka | Longyan (Hukeng, Yongding) | 麵條 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Zhongshan) | 麵 |
| Hakka | Liancheng (Peitian) | 麵 |
| Hakka | Liancheng (Juxi) | 麵 |
| Hakka | Liancheng (Zhongbao) | 麵 |
| Hakka | Liancheng (Laiyuan) | 麵 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 麵 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 麵 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Gongguan; N. Sixian) | 麵 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Zhuolan; N. Sixian) | 麵 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 麵 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian) | 麵 |
| Hakka | Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian) | 麵 |
| Hakka | Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian) | 麵 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 麵 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 大麵, 麵 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 麵 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Zhuolan; Raoping) | 麵 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 大麵 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Longchuan) | 麵條 |
| Hakka | Kuala Lumpur (Dabu) | 麵條 |
| Hakka | Singkawang | 麵 |
| Hakka | Bangkok (Meixian) | 麵 |
| Hakka | Bangkok (Fengshun) | 麵條 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 麵 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 麵 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 麵條子, 麵條, 麵 |
| Jin | Taiyuan (Jiancaoping) | 麵條, 切條子 |
| Jin | Taiyuan (Jinyuan) | 秸秸 |
| Jin | Pingyao | 擀麵 |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 麵條兒, 麵條子, 麵 |
| Jin | Datong | 麵條兒 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 麵條子, 條條子麵, 條子麵, 麵 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 麵條兒, 好麵旗旗 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 麵條子 |
| Jin | Linhe | 麵條兒, 麵條子 |
| Jin | Jining | 麵條兒 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 麵條兒 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 麵條子 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 麵條兒, 麵條子, 麵 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 麵條兒 |
| Jin | Handan | 麵條兒, 麵條子 |
| Jin | Linzhou | 麵條兒 |
| Jin | Suide | 麵 |
| Jin | Shenmu | 麵條兒, 麵條子, 麵 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 麵 |
| Northern Min | Wuyishan | 切麵 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 麵 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 麵 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 麵, 麵條 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 麵 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 大麵, 麵 |
| Southern Min | Shishi | 麵 |
| Southern Min | Yongchun | 麵奇 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 麵 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 麵 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Tamsui) | 麵 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Pingxi) | 大麵 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 麵 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Cijin) | 麵 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang) | 麵 |
| Southern Min | Yilan (Luodong) | 麵 |
| Southern Min | Yilan (Toucheng) | 麵 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Yongjing) | 麵 |
| Southern Min | Tainan (Anping) | 麵 |
| Southern Min | Pingtung (Baoli, Checheng) | 麵 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen (Jinsha) | 麵條 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Xiyu) | 麵 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 麵 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 麵 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 麵 |
| Southern Min | Zhangping | 麵 |
| Southern Min | Zhangping (Yongfu) | 麵 |
| Southern Min | Datian | 水麵 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 麵 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 麵 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 麵 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 麵, 麵條 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 麵 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 麵, 麵條 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 拍麵 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang) | 拍麵 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 拍麵 |
| Central Min | Yong'an | 麵 |
| Shaojiang Min | Shaowu | 麵 |
| Shaojiang Min | Jiangle | 麵 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 麵 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 麵 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 麵 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 麵, 麵條 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Songjiang) | 麵 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Jiading) | 麵, 麵條, 摜鼻頭 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 麵 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 麵 |
| Wu | Danyang | 麵 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 麵 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 麵 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 麵 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 麵 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 麵 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 麵 |
| Xiang | Hengyang | 麵條 |

### Compounds

* 一鍋麵 / 一锅面
* 下麵 / 下面 (xiàmiàn)
* 中筋麵粉 / 中筋面粉 (zhōngjīn miànfěn)
* 乾麵 / 干面 (gānmiàn)
* 伊府麵 / 伊府面 (yīfǔmiàn)
* 伊麵 / 伊面 (yīmiàn)
* 低筋麵粉 / 低筋面粉 (dījīn miànfěn)
* 光麵 / 光面 (guāngmiàn)
* 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 (qiēmiàn)
* 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
* 培根蛋麵 / 培根蛋面 (péigēndànmiàn)
* 壯麵 / 壮面
* 壽麵 / 寿面 (shòumiàn)
* 大滷麵 / 大卤面 (dàlǔmiàn)
* 小米麵 / 小米面
* 就湯下麵 / 就汤下面
* 廣東炒麵 / 广东炒面
* 快速麵 / 快速面
* 意大利麵 / 意大利面 (yìdàlìmiàn)
* 扯麵 / 扯面
* 拌麵 / 拌面 (bànmiàn)
* 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)
* 擔仔麵 / 担仔面 (dànzǎimiàn)
* 擔擔麵 / 担担面
* 擀麵 / 擀面 (gǎnmiàn)
* 擀麵杖 / 擀面杖 (gǎnmiànzhàng)
* 擀麵棍 / 擀面棍 (gǎnmiàngùn)
* 方便麵 / 方便面 (fāngbiànmiàn)
* 杯麵 / 杯面 (bēimiàn)
* 棒子麵 / 棒子面 (bàngzimiàn)
* 死麵 / 死面 (sǐmiàn)
* 水麵 / 水面
* 油茶麵兒 / 油茶面儿
* 油麵 / 油面 (yóumiàn)
* 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
* 清湯掛麵 / 清汤挂面
* 涼麵 / 凉面 (liángmiàn)
* 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)
* 烤麵包機 / 烤面包机 (kǎomiànbāojī)
* 烏龍麵 / 乌龙面 (wūlóngmiàn)
* 熱乾麵 / 热干面 (règānmiàn)
* 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 (fāmiàn)
* 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
* 蔥油拌麵 / 葱油拌面
* 蕎麥麵 / 荞麦面 (qiáomàimiàn)
* 藥麵兒 / 药面儿 (yàomiànr)
* 彪彪麵 / 彪彪面 (biāobiāomiàn)
* 蚵仔麵線 / 蚵仔面线 (ézǐ miànxiàn)
* 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
* 𰻞𰻞麵 / 𰻝𰻝面 (biángbiángmiàn)
* 醡醬麵 / 醡酱面 (zhàjiàngmiàn)
* 重羅麵 / 重罗面
* 長壽麵 / 长寿面 (chángshòumiàn)
* 陽春麵 / 阳春面 (yángchūnmiàn)
* 雜合麵兒 / 杂合面儿
* 雜麵 / 杂面
* 高筋麵粉 / 高筋面粉 (gāojīn miànfěn)
* 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 (miànzi)
* 麵子藥 / 面子药
* 麵店 / 面店
* 麵攤子 / 面摊子
* 麵杖 / 面杖 (miànzhàng)
* 麵杖吹火 / 面杖吹火
* 麵條 / 面条 (miàntiáo)
* 麵湯 / 面汤 (miàntāng)
* 麵漿 / 面浆
* 麵疙瘩 / 面疙瘩 (miàngēda)
* 麵的 / 面的
* 麵碼兒 / 面码儿
* 麵筋 / 面筋 (miànjīn)
* 麵粉 / 面粉 (miànfěn)
* 麵糊 / 面糊
* 麵線 / 面线 (miànxiàn)
* 麵肥 / 面肥 (miànfěi)
* 麵茶 / 面茶 (miànchá)
* 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

### Usage notes

| Region | 麵 | 麪 |
| Taiwan | standard | variant |
| Hong Kong | variant | standard |

### See also

* 粉 (fěn)

### Descendants

* → Japanese: 麺(めん) (men)
* → Korean: 면(麵) (myeon)
* → Vietnamese: miến (麵, “cellophane noodles”)
Others:
* → English: mee (via Min Nan)
* → Malay: mi (via Min Nan)
** Indonesian: mi
* → Mauritian Creole: min (via Yue)
* → Thai: หมี่ (mìi) (via Min Nan)
* → Vietnamese: mì (via Min Nan)

### References

* (Hokkien) “Entry #13088”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2025.
* (Puxian Min) 莆田市荔城区档案馆 [Putian City Licheng District Archives], editor (2022), “面”, in 莆仙方言文读字汇 [Puxian Dialect Literary Reading Dictionary] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), page 157.

## Japanese

| Shinjitai | 麺 |
| Kyūjitai | 麵 |

### Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 麺)
* flour
* dough
* noodles

#### Readings

* Go-on: めん (men)
* Kan-on: べん (ben)
* Kun: むぎこ (mugiko, 麵)

## Korean
### Hanja

麵 • (myeon) (hangeul 면)
* wheat flour
* noodles

## Vietnamese
### Han character

麵: Hán Nôm readings: diện, mì, miến
* wheat
* noodles