髭 = 髟 + 此

髭 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “mustache”. It is built from 髟 (hair) and 此 (this).

Keyword: mustache
Pinyin (Mandarin): zī
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: усы
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 髭 beard

Decomposition

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髟 hair
此 this

How to find 髭 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “hair” + “this”. 髭 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 髭 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.