King's Kung-Fu& Tai Chi

Chinese symbol for “mustache”

髭
zī
mustache

The closest CC-CEDICT match for mustache is 髭 (zī), defined as: mustache.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

髭 zī
mustache
radical 190 ⾽ · 16 strokes

Other Chinese words for “mustache”

WordPinyinMeaning
须 (鬚)xūbeard; mustache
胡 (鬍)húbeard; mustache
须毛 (鬚毛)xū máowhiskers; mustache

Related words

Other words that share a character with 髭.

WordPinyinMeaning
胡髭 (鬍髭)hú zībeard and mustache

See also: Japanese symbol for “mustache”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.