髟
marks a character as being about hair on the head or body — beards · Kangxi radical 190
marks a character as being about hair on the head or body — beards, bangs, buns, manes and bristles
髟 is built from two pictures stacked together: 長 "long" squeezed into the tall form 镸 on the left and top, and 彡 at the lower right, the three curved strokes that stand for streaks, strands or fine lines. So the whole graph shows long strands streaming off something — hair blowing loose. In modern characters 髟 keeps that shape exactly: look for the long-legged 長 shape with three little sweeping strokes trailing off its right shoulder, as in 鬓 (hair at the temples) or 鬣 (a mane).
髟 at a glance
- Meaning
- marks a character as being about hair on the head or body — beards
- Strokes
- 10
- Characters
- 20
- Role
- Contributes meaning
- Kangxi radical
- 190
Characters with 髟 (15 of 20)
HSK 5 · 1
Beyond HSK · 14
Frequently asked questions
What does the component 髟 mean?
髟 means "marks a character as being about hair on the head or body — beards". In the characters that contain it, it contributes meaning.
How many Chinese characters contain 髟?
20 characters in this dictionary contain 髟, including ones at HSK 5.
Is 髟 a radical?
Yes — 髟 is Kangxi radical 190, one of the 214 traditional indexing radicals used to organise Chinese dictionaries.
How many strokes does 髟 have?
髟 is written in 10 strokes.