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纹面
wén​miàn

to tattoo the face

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
纹面 紋面 wén​miàn
to tattoo the face
to tattoo patterns or markings on the face, often as a tribal or family marker or as a symbol of beauty; a facial tattoo
to brand the face
(ancient punishment) to brand or tattoo the face of a criminal; also known as 刺字 cì​zì

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Synonym

  • 刺字 cì​zì

Has variant

  • 文面 wén​miàn
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