beard

mustache; whiskers

old sound (古) + flesh (⺼) = facial hair

⺼ (flesh/body) anchors the meaning: hair growing from the face. 古 gives the sound hú and does not contribute semantically.

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他的子很长,看起来很老。

tā de hú zi hěn cháng,kàn qǐ lái hěn lǎo。

His beard is very long, making him look quite old.

他每天早上都要刮子。

tā měi tiān zǎo shang dōu yào guā hú zi。

He has to shave his beard every morning.

Words with 胡

胡吹

hú chuī

to boast wildly

野胡萝卜

yě hú luó bo

carrot (Daucus carota)

随口胡诌

suí kǒu hú zhōu

to talk random nonsense (idiom); to say whatever comes into one's head

头发胡子一把抓

tóu fa hú zi yī bǎ zhuā

lit. hair and beard all in one stroke

胡匪

hú fěi

bandit (old)

胡子

hú zi

beard

胡渣

hú zhā

see 鬍碴|胡碴[hu2 cha1]

胡碴

hú chā

beard stubble

黑胡椒

hēi hú jiāo

black pepper

一派胡言

yī pài hú yán

a bunch of nonsense

丁卯胡乱

dīng mǎo hú luàn

first Manchu invasion of Korea (1627)

丙子胡乱

bǐng zǐ hú luàn

second Manchu invasion of Korea (1636)

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