beard

mustache; feeler (of an insect etc); tassel

strands (彡) + head (页) = beard and facial hair

页 is an old pictograph of a human head, and 彡 represents flowing strands or streaks. Together they picture strands hanging from the face — exactly a beard or mustache.

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Flowing strandsSemantic
Head (original pictographic meaningSemantic

他的胡很长,看起来像个老人。

tā de hú xū hěn cháng,kàn qǐ lái xiàng gè lǎo rén。

His beard is very long; he looks like an old man.

蚂蚁用触感知周围的环境。

mǎ yǐ yòng chù xū gǎn zhī zhōu wéi de huán jìng。

Ants use their feelers to sense the surrounding environment.

Words with 须

全须全尾儿

quán xū quán yǐ r

in one piece

剃须刀

tì xū dāo

shaver

剃须膏

tì xū gāo

shaving cream

须臾

xū yú

in a flash

须丸

xū wán

hematite Fe2O3

须弥

xū mí

Mt Meru or Sumeru, sacred mountain in Buddhist and Jain tradition

须弥山

xū mí shān

Mt Meru or Sumeru, sacred mountain in Buddhist and Jain tradition

须知

xū zhī

key information

髯须

rán xū

beard

须子

xū zi

feelers (zoology)

须后水

xū hòu shuǐ

aftershave

须根

xū gēn

fibrous root

More characters with 彡