鬚 = 髟 + 須

鬚 is a traditional Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “beard”. It is built from 髟 (hair) and 須 (must).

Keyword: beard
Pinyin (Mandarin): xū
Script: Traditional chinese hanzi
Also known as: beard, whiskers, борода, усы, whiskers

Decomposition

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髟 hair
須 must

How to find 鬚 without knowing its reading

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

Open 鬚 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.