Composite Faces of Chinese, Japanese, and Korean Women
By Dyske May 6th, 2009
Image by Dienekes Pontikos
These are faces created by compositing multiple faces of Chinese, Japanese, Korean women. Can you correctly identify which one is which? The answer is over at Dienekes’ Anthropology Blog.
Euiyoung Kim says:
May 8th, 2009 at 1:06 pmjap-kor-chi
vanna says:
May 9th, 2009 at 11:41 amfrom left to right:
1. chinese
2. korean
3. japanese
hellopeople says:
May 9th, 2009 at 4:08 pmThis is too funny-without looking here, I gave my friend the same thing today! No telling, since it’d be cheating.
wesugiHolic says:
May 10th, 2009 at 6:59 amchinese
japanese
korean
mikimoto says:
May 16th, 2009 at 9:39 am1.Chinese
2.Korean
3.Japanese
hyungbina says:
May 16th, 2009 at 11:44 pm1. chinese
2. korean
3. japanese
JonKeeBong says:
May 17th, 2009 at 11:38 pmchinese korean japanese
Wai LS says:
May 20th, 2009 at 12:18 pmCertainly Chinese, Korean, Japanese.
Wai LS says:
May 20th, 2009 at 12:18 pmLeft to right, that is.
jeirin says:
May 23rd, 2009 at 10:42 amleft – right :
korean,chinese,japanese
mscottleonard says:
June 2nd, 2009 at 12:51 pmleft to right
Chinese
Korean
Japanese
for sure
Christian says:
June 2nd, 2009 at 5:25 pmLeft to Right: Korean, Chinese, Japanese
Ducky says:
June 3rd, 2009 at 12:42 amchinese, korean, japanese
Kendra Kaidel says:
June 6th, 2009 at 7:49 pmChinese-Korean-Japanese
A. says:
June 6th, 2009 at 9:38 pmI know I can’t tell the difference.
Here is a guess.
Korean
Chinese
Japanese.
Antares-1 says:
June 8th, 2009 at 1:25 amchinese, korean, japanese =PPP
Oulare Mamady says:
June 10th, 2009 at 8:42 amThe first face is Japanese
The Second face is Chinese
And the third Face is Korean
You can call me +224-64-39-84-11
lei xu says:
June 19th, 2009 at 7:53 amchinese-korean-japanese
snowball says:
June 22nd, 2009 at 6:32 pmchinese, korean, japanese. >> eyebrows gave away the japanese, nose and eyes helped me distinguish between the chinese and korean. ^_^
Cindy says:
June 28th, 2009 at 9:40 pmChinese/Korean/Japanese!!
Tsuki says:
July 6th, 2009 at 5:40 pmChinese Korean and Japanese. ^^
maw says:
July 7th, 2009 at 3:21 amI got it spot on. :-p
Dawn says:
July 11th, 2009 at 4:44 amJapanese, Chinese, Korean or possibly Korean, Chinese, Japanese
mkko says:
July 13th, 2009 at 1:35 pmthe one on the right is definately japanese.
can’t really tell between the chinese and the korean
i’m guessing chinese, korean, japanese
Anita K. says:
July 14th, 2009 at 10:13 pmVery easy:
Chinese, Korean, Japanese.
Kerry says:
August 25th, 2009 at 9:05 amfrom left to right: chinese, korean, japanese
I tell from their smiles and eyes. Japanese people smile with mouth closed, Chinese with teeth showing. And Japanese people have a very unique look in their eyes.. can’t describe.
Simon says:
August 26th, 2009 at 6:54 amfrom left to right
Japanese Chinese and korean
David says:
August 29th, 2009 at 9:04 pmthis is so pointless =.=”
obviously we can’t tell Asians apart because we are of the same Mongoloid race
however unlike the racist connotation that all Asian faces look alike, our faces are very much different individually just like people of any other races
can u tell if a White person is French or Belgium? i think not =P
val says:
September 14th, 2009 at 2:42 amIt is absolutely impossible to tell whether a particular Asian of the mongoloid race is from Korea, China,
or Japan. Though there are racial characteristics, there are infinite individual differences. It is the same
with caucasians and negroes. Likewise, it would be equally impossible to differentiate between an American, a Belgian, and a French person or a Kenyan from a person from Haiti.
Each race has certain general characteristics and infinite individual variety. To the extent that persons
of one race may have some difficulty discerning differences between members of races not their own
may be more a question of exposure – or lack of it- than racism.
Iris says:
September 21st, 2009 at 4:52 amChinese, Korean, Japanese.
Like some others here, I sort them by their composite *smiles/expressions.* The way people show tension in the mouth I think is very telling, often culturally so. Then the composite hairstyle on the 3rd pic looked like something I’ve more often seen on Japanese. Lastly, since the Korean women I’ve seen are more generally pale than the Chinese (who seem to have a more diverse range of hues), I picked the paler 2nd pic to be Korean.
To those people who say that it’s impossible to tell these things because within a certain race there are an infinite variety of characteristics, here’s what I have to say:
You forget facial expression. If you feel physical facial features are irrelevant, fine, but consider that different cultures *do often* employ the muscles of their faces differently, in expressing the same emotions. OF COURSE we’re not talking about rules here, just likelihoods. IF all of these composite pics were of faces with “dead” or blank expressions, then it could’ve been more difficult to tell. But their expressions are NOT completely blank.
Also, hairstyle is an expression that can be unique between cultures.
And THOSE kinds of differences ARE relevant. I wish people didn’t have such a knee-jerk reaction to these types of things.
Annunaki says:
September 22nd, 2009 at 3:53 amThere’s one thing I sure of this..
The right most is a Japanese woman.
Jini says:
October 7th, 2009 at 5:55 amchinese-korean-japanese (from left to right duh)
Isaac Kojima says:
October 22nd, 2009 at 11:18 amI don’t know how to explain, but Chinese-Korean-Japanese (from left to right).
Isaac Kojima says:
October 22nd, 2009 at 11:22 amJust after read the fellows comments.
Val: how do you explain most part of the people can answer this question right?
val says:
October 22nd, 2009 at 10:29 pmIsaac –
I really can’t explain it – the explanations are interesting. Do Koreans have paler skin and are Japanese
eyebrows distinctive. I am at a loss.
Val
BJ says:
November 10th, 2009 at 5:12 amYou can definitely tell a person from Kenya and Haiti apart as no Kenyans were involved in the slave trade. Kenyans are from east africa, and although most Kenyans are of Bantu stock, they are very differentiable from west africans as a whole.
BJ says:
November 10th, 2009 at 5:17 amThe 3rd girl looks wealthier, better maintained so I assumed Japanesed. Koreans have wide round faces in general, so I guessed number 2 and Chinese girls have yellow complexions with highly defined boned structure, so i guessed girl number 1. Dig?
JonJon says:
November 16th, 2009 at 8:21 pmChinese-Korean-Japanese
…I bet I’m correct since I consider myself an expert in Asian women! 😉
(for those curious I am caucasian)
JonJon says:
November 16th, 2009 at 8:29 pmWoohooo!!!
I am correct!
I’m the Mac Daddy!
Matsumoto says:
December 3rd, 2009 at 12:31 pmRespective:
Chinese
Japanese
Koren
Here in Brasil There are a lot of Japanese Descendents…but i have never a Chinese or Korean here…my opinion is based just watching movies and searching for Asian photos on the net!
Pax Japonica says:
December 4th, 2009 at 9:06 amChinese – Korean – Japanese
because the differences in nose, eyebrows, and shape of eye (and possibly skin color)
PavelGee says:
December 7th, 2009 at 1:53 pmChinese
Korean
Japanese
(from left to right)
Inst says:
December 14th, 2009 at 9:06 amamazing how many people managed to get the composite right, whereas many people fail on alllooksame.
In any case, for the people who got Chinese right, does the composite look like northern han or southern han?
Healee says:
December 27th, 2009 at 8:19 pmI agree with the person who said “I wish people didn’t have such a knee-jerk reaction to these types of things.” We are ALL different – men and women, Chinese and Belgian, Canadians and Brazilians…instead of sticking to the same old “pc” garbage, why not acknowledge the differences? Delight in them and be PROUD of our differences?!? Different does NOT mean better or worse…it simply means different. Embrace it!
Casey says:
December 30th, 2009 at 3:19 amleft to right: korean, chinese, japanese.
idk.
well....... says:
January 2nd, 2010 at 8:22 amI don’t think average Chinese face makes any sense. Chinese are full of different DNAs. Chinese in Hong Kong and Chinese in Beijing look as much different from Japanese and Korean. In my view, Koreans are more like Mongolians with whiter skin and plain face.
Vitalka says:
January 3rd, 2010 at 6:37 amFrom left to right: korean, japanese, chinese?
Shanti says:
January 13th, 2010 at 1:46 pmIt is clear that the Japanese have the most distinctive look from the answers above.
yuri says:
January 13th, 2010 at 2:29 pmChinese – because of her more angular shape of face & nose – I think they have the best shape of face.
Korean – white skin, Rounder face compared to other two. – I think they have the best looking skin
Japanese – shape of her eyebrows, smile and nose. – I think they have the best looking eyes & nose
Xiah says:
February 6th, 2010 at 4:58 pmCHINO
KOREANO
JAPONES