How to say “beard” in Chinese
beard, mustache
“Beard” in Chinese is 胡子, hú zi: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
胡子 is read hú zi: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
It hints at the sound of 湖 hú, 蝴 hú and 糊 hú. It's also a common surname.
A picture of a swaddled baby. As a suffix it is read with the neutral tone: zi.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “胡子”.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “beard” in Chinese?
“Beard” in Chinese is 胡子, pinyin húzi.
What does 胡子 mean?
胡子 (húzi) means “beard, mustache”.
How do you write 胡子?
胡子 is 2 characters: 胡 (hú) — foreign; recklessly; 子 (zǐ) — child; suffix. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 胡子?
胡子 is read húzi. Tones: hú — second tone, zi — neutral tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“beard” in the lesson “Head and face”
This word is from the topic “Body and age” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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