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鬍 character · B1 (est.)
鬍 ＝ 髟 ＋ 胡
ㄏㄨˊ · hú
noun — a beard, a mustache

字源 FORM — what the parts do

髟義long flowing hair — 髟 is hair hanging down
胡聲hú — gives the soundthe 胡 series: 湖 hú, 糊 hú, 蝴 hú
髟 on top is hair hanging long; 胡 below carries the whole sound exactly — 胡 also being the loose flesh under the chin, where this hair grows. Together: the beard on the jaw — 鬍子, 鬍鬚, 留鬍.

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

下巴底下（胡）長出一把垂下來的長毛（髟）——鬍子。
Beneath the jaw (胡), long hair (髟) hangs down — a beard.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)鬍子— a beard, a mustache常用
→鬍鬚— beard and whiskers
⇒留鬍— to grow a beard
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
鬚xūthe beard partner — 鬚 grows from a head (頁), 鬍 from the jaw (胡)胡húthe sound half — bare 胡 is the chin's loose flesh; 鬍 caps it with hair (髟)