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鬍 meaning and stroke order

hú

Recklessly, foolishly; wildly

19 strokesRadical 髟Simplified 胡
Strokes19
Pinyinhú
ToneTone 2
Frequency#3,902
Printable worksheet

How to write 鬍, stroke by stroke

19 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.

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Meaning of 鬍

Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.

húsecond tone (rising)
  1. beard
  2. mustache
  3. whiskers

How 鬍 is built

Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Long hair.

biāolong hair+húrecklessly

髟 gives the meaning and 胡 hints at the sound.

Radical: 髟 (long hair), shared by 21 characters on this site.

How to remember 鬍

鬍 is 胡 (hú) with the hair component 髟 on top, which the data glosses as long hair. Picture long hair 髟 growing over the face of 胡 to make a beard, and let 胡 give you the sound hú.

鬍 means facial hair: beard, mustache, or whiskers. It is a traditional form, and in mainland simplified Chinese the words are written with 胡, as in 胡子 (húzi) and 刮胡子 (guāhúzi). Example: 他每天早上刮鬍子。(Tā měitiān zǎoshang guā húzi.) He shaves every morning.

Common mistake: Learners see the short definition 'recklessly, foolishly' and think 鬍 means that, but that sense belongs to 胡 as in 胡说 (húshuō, talk nonsense). Only use 鬍 for facial hair, never write 鬍說.

Common words with 鬍

Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.

WordPinyinMeaningLevel
鬍子húzibeard; mustache or whiskersHSK 5
刮鬍子guāhúzito shave (facial hair)
鬍鬚húxūbeard

Questions about 鬍

How many strokes are in 鬍?

鬍 is written with 19 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.

What does 鬍 mean?

鬍 (hú) means recklessly, foolishly; wildly. A common word with it is 胡子 (húzi), meaning "beard; mustache or whiskers".

How do you pronounce 鬍?

鬍 is pronounced hú, in the second tone (rising).

What is the radical of 鬍?

The radical of 鬍 is 髟, which carries the idea of "long hair". Dictionaries list 鬍 under this radical.

What is the simplified form of 鬍?

鬍 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 胡, used in mainland China and Singapore.

Should I write 鬍子 or 胡子?

Write 胡子 in simplified Chinese, which is used in mainland China. In traditional Chinese, as in Taiwan or Hong Kong, the facial hair word is usually written 鬍子.

What is the difference between 胡子 and 胡须?

Both mean beard or facial hair. 胡子 (húzi) is the everyday spoken word, while 胡须 (húxū) sounds more formal or written.