Where does “顎鬚” come from?

顎鬚 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 顎 — jaw; chin; barb.

顎鬚 (Japanese): beard; goatee

Definitions

  1. beard; goatee

Ancestry of “顎鬚”, step by step

顎鬚 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanesejaw; chin; barb

via Japanese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanesemustache; beards; whiskers
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