蓄 须 明 志

xùxūmíngzhì

to grow a beard as a symbol of one's determination (as Mei Lanfang 梅兰芳 (Méi Lán fāng) growing a beard and refusing to perform for the Japanese)

Traditional 蓄鬚明志

Meaning

xùxūmíngzhìxu4 xu1 ming2 zhi4

to grow a beard as a symbol of one's determination (as Mei Lanfang 梅兰芳 Méi Lán fāng growing a beard and refusing to perform for the Japanese)

13 strokes

9 strokes

8 strokes

7 strokes

xù · to store, to save, to hoard, to gather

Radical 艹 · 13 strokes · Parts 艹畜

Pictophonetic: plant

xū · beard; must; necessary

Radical 彡 · 9 strokes · Parts 彡页

Ideographic: Hair 彡 growing on the face 页

míng · bright, clear; to explain, to understand, to shed light

Radical 日 · 8 strokes · Parts 日月

Ideographic: The light of the sun 日 and moon 月

zhì · determination, will; mark, sign; to record, to write

Radical 心 · 7 strokes · Parts 士心

Ideographic: The mind 心 of a scholar 士; 士 also provides the pronunciation

Glyphs: Wikimedia Commons, public domain.

Forms of 須, a traditional form of 须.