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Translingual
Han character
鬍 (Kangxi radical 190, 髟+9, 19 strokes, cangjie input 尸竹十口月 (SHJRB), four-corner 72627, composition ⿱髟胡)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 1455, character 42
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 45523
- Dae Jaweon: page 1986, character 38
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 7, page 4529, character 11
- Unihan data for U+9B0D
Chinese
Glyph origin
Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : semantic 髟 (“hair”) + phonetic 胡 (OC *ɡaː).
Etymology
From 胡 (OC *ɡaː, “wattle; dewlap of an animal”), i.e. “that which hangs down from the chin” (Wang, 1980).
STEDT proposes that this word comes from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g-wu (“beard”), but there are phonological problems with this reconstruction.
Pronunciation
Note:
- hô͘ - literary;
- ô͘ - vernacular.
Note:
- hu5 - beard;
- hou5 - hairy.
Definitions
鬍
- beard; moustache; whiskers
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
鬍子 (“beard”)
| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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鬍鬚, 鬍子
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| Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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鬍子
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| Taiwan
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鬍子, 鬍鬚
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| Harbin
|
鬍子
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| Singapore
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鬍鬚
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| Jilu Mandarin
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Jinan
|
鬍子
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| Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Yantai (Muping)
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鬍子
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| Central Plains Mandarin
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Luoyang
|
鬍子
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| Wanrong
|
鬍子
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| Xi'an
|
鬍子
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| Xining
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鬍子
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| Xuzhou
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鬍子
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| Lanyin Mandarin
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Yinchuan
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鬍子
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| Ürümqi
|
鬍子
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| Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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鬍子, 鬍鬍兒
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| Wuhan
|
鬍子
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| Guiyang
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鬍子
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| Guilin
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鬍子
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| Liuzhou
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鬍子, 鬍鬚
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| Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
|
鬍子
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| Yangzhou
|
鬍子
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| Hefei
|
鬍子
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| Mandarin
|
Nanping (Yanping)
|
鬍子
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
|
鬍鬚, 鬚
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| Hong Kong
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鬍鬚, 鬚
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| Dongguan
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鬍, 鬍鬚
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| Yangjiang
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鬚
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| Gan
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Nanchang
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鬍子, 鬍鬚
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| Lichuan
|
鬍子
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| Pingxiang
|
鬍子
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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鬍鬚, 鬚菇
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| Yudu
|
鬍子
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| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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鬚菇, 嘴鬚
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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鬚菇, 嘴鬚
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| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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鬚菇, 嘴鬚
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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鬍鬚, 嘴鬚
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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鬚菇, 嘴鬚
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| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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嘴鬚
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| Huizhou
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Jixi
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鬍子
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| Jin
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Taiyuan
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鬍子, 鬍才, 鬍茬茬
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| Xinzhou
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鬍子, 鬍腮
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| Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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鬍鬚
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| Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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喙鬚
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
|
喙鬚
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| Xiamen (Tong'an)
|
喙鬚
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| Quanzhou
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喙鬚
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| Jinjiang
|
喙鬚
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| Yongchun
|
喙鬚
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| Zhangzhou
|
喙鬚
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| Taipei
|
喙鬚
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| New Taipei (Sanxia)
|
喙鬚
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| Kaohsiung
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喙鬚
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| Yilan
|
喙鬚
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| Changhua (Lukang)
|
喙鬚
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| Taichung
|
喙鬚
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| Tainan
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喙鬚
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| Hsinchu
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喙鬚
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| Kinmen
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喙鬚
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| Penghu (Magong)
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喙鬚
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
|
喙鬚
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| Manila (Hokkien)
|
喙鬚
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| Chaozhou
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鬚
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| Shantou
|
鬚
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| Jieyang
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鬚
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| Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
|
鬍子, 鬍鬚
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| Waxiang
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Guzhang (Gaofeng)
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鬍
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| Wu
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Shanghai
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牙鬚, 鬍子, 鬍鬚
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| Shanghai (Chongming)
|
鬍子
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| Suzhou
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鬍鬚, 鬍子
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| Danyang
|
鬍子
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| Ningbo
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牙鬚
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| Wenzhou
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鬍鬚, 下巴鬚
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| Jinhua
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鬍, 鬍鬚
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| Xiang
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Changsha
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鬍子, 鬍鬚
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| Loudi
|
鬍子
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| Shuangfeng
|
鬍子
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Compounds
References
Japanese
Kanji
鬍
(Hyōgai kanji)
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Readings
- On (unclassified): こ (ko)
Korean
Hanja
鬍 • (ho) (hangeul 호, revised ho, McCune–Reischauer ho, Yale ho)
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Vietnamese
Han character
鬍: Hán Nôm readings: hồ, râu
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