---
title: "Huzi Meaning: 胡子 (húzi) Means “beard”"
description: "胡子 (traditional 鬍子, húzi) means “beard; mustache”. Hear its tones, see what 胡 and 子 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huzi"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 胡子 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

胡子 húzi

## beard; mustache

## Its characters

1. 胡 hú beard
2. 子 zi (suffix) noun suffix (as in 桌子)

## In a sentence

他今天早上刮了胡子。 He shaved his beard this morning.

刘备一看，这个人个子很高，眼睛很大，脸上都是**胡子**，声音像打雷一样。

From [桃园结义 · The Oath in the Peach Garden](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/oath-in-the-peach-garden-three-kingdoms-easy-chinese-1#library-word-253-255)

[More about 胡子](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%83%A1%E5%AD%90)

## More words with 胡 or 子

- [包子 bāozi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baozi)
- [被子 bèizi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/beizi)
- [本子 běnzi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/benzi)
- [鼻子 bízi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bizi)
- [脖子 bózi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bozi)
- [虫子 chóngzi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chongzi)
- [袋子 dàizi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daizi)
- [弟子 dìzǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dizi)
- [肚子 dùzi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/duzi)
- [儿子 érzi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/erzi)

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