胡须
Old HSK 6
胡须 (húxū) · beard
胡须 (húxū) means “beard; mustache”. It is written with 2 characters: 胡 (recklessly) + 须 (beard). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 胡须 is built
The characters
胡 hú · recklessly
What 胡 is made of
- 古gǔ — old
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
- ⺼ — meat
须 xū · beard
What 须 is made of
- 彡shān — hair
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 页yè — page
- 贝bèi — sea shell
- 冂 — frame
- 人rén — person
- 贝bèi — sea shell
Origin hint: Hair 彡 growing on the face 页 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
爷爷留着白色的胡须。Yéye liúzhe báisè de húxū.Grandpa has a white beard.
他每天早上刮胡须。Tā měitiān zǎoshang guā húxū.He shaves his beard every morning.
Questions about 胡须
What does 胡须 mean?
胡须 (húxū) means “beard; mustache”.
How do you pronounce 胡须?
胡须 is pronounced húxū.
Which HSK level is 胡须?
胡须 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
Learn 胡须 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 79: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.