The Radical: 面

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Meaning
surface    面

Explanation

Used in these Kanji:
面
JLPT 3Joyo 3
 face, mask, surface
omote, omo, tsura, MEN
From top: one 一 (here possibly: eyebrows), eye 目 in a frame 囗
A frame around an eye stands for face, mask or simply a surface.
 面
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麺
JLPT -Joyo 7
 noodles
MEN
Left: wheat 麦 (Let the plants grow , cross your legs 夂 and enjoy the wheat.), right: surface/face 面 (eye 目 with eyebrow 一 as a face 囗)
Wheat shows "its face" when used for noodles.
 麦 面
Vocabulary

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