鬚 (sou1 | xu1) : beard; moustache; whiskers

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鬚

sou1

xu1

[1] beard; moustache; whiskers
[2] feelers; tassel

须 is the simplified version for both 須 and 鬚.

Stroke count: 22

Level: 1

Radical: (#190)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

鬚 / 须

This word has been viewed 8746 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 10th Jan 2011 01:39

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鬚鉋 sou1 paau4*2 xu1 bao4 = shaver

剃鬚膏 tai3 sou1 gou1 ti4 xu1 gao1 = shaving cream 粵

鬚後水 sou1 hau6 seoi2 xu1 hou4 shui3 = after shave 粵

電鬚刨 din6 sou1 paau4*2 = electric razor 粵

鬍鬚 wu4 sou1 hu2 xu1 = beard

鬚子 sou1 zi2 = (of animals) palpus or feeler; (of plants) tassel

鬚刨 sou1 paau4*2 = razor (for shaving)

龍鬚菜 lung4 sou1 coi3 = pea seedlings, pea buds; another term for asparagus 粵

剃鬚 tai3 sou1 = to shave 粵

羊咩鬚 joeng4 me1 sou1 = goatee 粵

留鬚 lau4 sou1 = to grow or to have/wear a beard or moustache

留鬍鬚 lau4 wu4 sou1 liu2 hu2 xu1 = to grow or to have/wear a beard

留八字鬚 lau4 baat3 zi6 sou1 = to grow a beard or to have a moustache

留長鬚 lau4 coeng4 sou1 = to grown or to have a long beard

甩鬚 lat1 sou1 = to lose face 粵

貓鬚 maau1 sou1 = moustache effect (in garment processing)

老貓燒鬚 lou5 maau1 siu1 sou1 = an old cat burns its whiskers (i.e., even an expert makes mistakes)

紅鬚綠眼 hung4 sou1 luk6 ngaan5 = a foreign person (lit., "red hair green eyes")

紅鬚軍師 hung4 sou1 gwan1 si1 = one who offers bad advice; a villainous advisor

長鬚鯨 coeng4 sou1 king4 chang2 xu1 jing1 = finback, fin whale

捲鬚 gyun2 sou1 juan3 xu1 = tendril

觸鬚 zuk1 sou1 chu4 xu1 = a tentacle, feelers, antenna, antennae

巾幗不讓鬚眉 gan1 gwok3 bat1 joeng6 sou1 mei4 jin1 guo2 bu4 rang4 xu1 mei2 = womenfolk (巾幗) not conceding to men (鬚眉)

鬚眉 sou1 mei4 xu1 mei2 = a beard and eyebrows; a man (as a metaphor);

燕頷虎鬚 jin3 ham4 fu2 sou1 = have the look of someone rich and important

捋鬍鬚 lyut3 wu4 sou1 lv3 hu2 xu1 = to stroke one's beard 粵

鬚根 sou1 gan1 xu1 gen1 = (facial) stubble; bristle

龍鬚糖 lung4 sou1 tong4*2 = dragon beard candy

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Unicode code for this character: U+9b1a (off-site link)

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