髿 (suō) - Dishevelled hair & messy, unkempt hair hanging loosely.

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suō ｜ 17 strokes ｜ radical:

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髿 · suō

Dishevelled hair;

messy, unkempt hair hanging loosely.

Dishevelled hairmessy, unkempt hair hanging loosely.

Usage highlights

Dishevelled hairMessy hairLoose hairUnkempt hairHanging hair

Synonyms

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

Antonyms

  • 整— neat, tidy (as in 整齐)
  • 齐— even, orderly (as in 齐整)

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • Her hair was dishevelled (头发髿髿的).
  • The wind made his hair messy (风吹得头发髿乱).
  • She appeared with unkempt hair (她头发髿散地出现).

Collocations

  • Dishevelled hair(髿髿)
  • Messy hair(髿乱)
  • Loose hair(髿散)
  • Unkempt hair(髿发)
  • Hanging hair(髿垂)

Idioms

  • Dishevelled and unkempt(髿髿散散)
  • Messy hair hanging loose(髿发垂肩)

Cultural background

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  • Primarily used in classical Chinese to describe messy or unbound hair.
  • Often appears in literary descriptions of dishevelled appearances, sometimes with poetic or dramatic effect.
  • Rare in modern usage, mostly found in classical texts or poetic contexts.

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