文面

wénmiàn
  1. to tattoo the face
  2. face tattoo
  3. to brand (ancient punishment)

CEDICT

to tattoo the face

Wiktionary

臉上刺紋。《新唐書．卷二二二．南蠻傳下．南平獠傳》：「有文面濮，俗鏤面，以青涅之。」《劉知遠諸宮調．第二》：「太原府文面做射糧，欲待去卻徊徨。」也作「紋面」。

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Entry Composition

1 文 wén
  1. language
  2. culture
  3. writing
  4. formal
  5. literary
  6. gentle
  7. (old) classifier for coins
  8. Kangxi radical 67
=2 面 miàn
  1. face
  2. side
  3. surface
  4. aspect
  5. top
  6. classifier for objects with flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc
=2 面 miàn variant of 麵 miàn
=2 面 miàn
  1. flour
  2. noodles
  3. (of food) soft (not crunchy)
  4. (slang) (of a person) ineffectual
  5. spineless

Related entries

黥面 qíngmiàn to tattoo the face (punishment in ancient times)
烙 lào
  1. to brand
  2. to iron
  3. to bake (in a pan)
烙印 làoyìn
  1. to brand (cattle etc)
  2. brand
  3. (fig.) to leave a lasting mark
  4. to stigmatize
  5. mark
  6. stamp
  7. stigma