髼 (péng) - Dishevelled hair & messy, unkempt appearance of hair.

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péng ｜ 17 strokes ｜ radical:

柠七

髼 · péng

Dishevelled hair;

messy, unkempt appearance of hair.

Dishevelled hairmessy, unkempt appearance of hair.

Usage highlights

Dishevelled hairMessy hairUnkempt hairDisordered hairWild hair

Synonyms

  • 蓬— disordered, messy (as in 蓬头)
  • 乱— messy, disordered

Antonyms

  • 整— neat, tidy
  • 齐— orderly,整齐

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • His hair was dishevelled (头发髼松).
  • The child's hair was messy after playing (孩子玩耍后头发髼乱).
  • The old man had unkempt white hair (老人白发髼髼).

Collocations

  • Dishevelled hair(髼松)
  • Messy hair(髼乱)
  • Unkempt hair(髼髼)
  • Disordered hair(髼发)
  • Wild hair(髼鬙)

Idioms

  • Dishevelled hair and dirty face(蓬头垢面)
  • With dishevelled hair and bare feet(披头散发)

Cultural background

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  • Primarily used in classical Chinese literature to describe unkempt appearance.
  • Often appears in descriptions of hermits, madmen, or people in distress.
  • Rarely used in modern vernacular Chinese, mostly preserved in literary contexts.

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