髵 (ér) - Long beard & sideburns
髵 · ér
Long beard;
sideburns;
facial hair growing on the cheeks.
Long beardsideburnsfacial hair growing on the cheeks.
Usage highlights
long bearddense sideburnswhite beardflowing beardbearded facetrimmed sideburns
Usage & contexts
Examples
- The old man had a long beard (髵).
- In historical dramas, characters often have distinctive sideburns (髵).
- The portrait showed the scholar with elegant facial hair (髵).
Collocations
- long beard(长髵)
- dense sideburns(浓髵)
- white beard(白髵)
- flowing beard(飘髵)
- bearded face(髵面)
- trimmed sideburns(修髵)
Idioms
- Bearded and eyebrowed(髵眉)
- White-haired and bearded(白发苍髵)
- Flowing beard and scholarly appearance(髵髯风流)
Cultural background
FAQ- In traditional Chinese culture, a long beard was often associated with wisdom, maturity, and scholarly dignity.
- Historical figures like Guan Yu from the Three Kingdoms period are famously depicted with magnificent beards.
- Beards were considered a sign of masculinity and were often carefully groomed by educated men.