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胡子

Traditional: 鬍子

hú zi

HSK 3.0 · 5

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hú zi · wu4 zi2 (Jyutping)

  1. beard
  2. mustache or whiskers
  3. facial hair
  4. CL:撮[zuo3],根[gen1]
  5. (coll.) bandit

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

胡

Meaning
recklessly, foolishly; wildly
Radical
⺼
Strokes
9
Components
⿰古⺼
Cangjie
JRB
Four-corner
4762.0

子

Meaning
offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch
Radical
子
Strokes
3
Components
⿻了一
Cangjie
ND
Four-corner
1740.7

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