| 外 | wài miàn | outside (also pr. [wai4 mian5] for this sense) / surface / exterior / external appearance | 
| 外 | wài | outside / in addition / foreign / external | 
| 面 | miàn | face / side / surface / aspect / top / classifier for objects with flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc | 
| 面 | miàn | variant of 面 | 
| 面 | miàn | flour / noodles / (of food) soft (not crunchy) / (slang) (of a person) ineffectual / spineless |