Chinese word dictionary

蓄须

xù xū · to grow a beard

Practice word

Word information

Simplified蓄须

Traditional蓄鬚

Pinyinxù xū

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

蓄xù

to store, to save, to hoard, to gather

须xū

beard; must; necessary

How to learn 蓄须

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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Words with the same characters

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必须bìxū

to have to; must; compulsory; necessarily

储蓄chǔxù

to save money (in a bank); savings

含蓄hánxù

to contain; to hold; (of a person or style etc) reserved; restrained; (of words, writings) full of hidden meaning; implicit; veiled (criticism)

积蓄jīxù

to save; to put aside; savings

无须wúxū

need not; not obliged to; not necessarily

须xū

beard; mustache; feeler (of an insect etc); tassel; must; to have to; to wait