须生

鬚生

xūshēng

noun

Meanings

1 xusheng (bearded male role in Chinese opera, synonym of 老生)

Characters

beard / whiskers

Examples

HSK 6

他是当代最著名的须生之一。

Tā shì dāngdài zuì zhùmíng de xūshēng zhīyī.

He is one of the most famous xusheng of our time.

HSK 6

须生就是戴胡子的老生。

Xūshēng jiùshì dài húzi de lǎoshēng.

Xusheng are simply the bearded laosheng.

Tips

usage

Equivalent to 老生 - so called because the role always wears the 髯口 (beard / 须). The 1920s-30s 'Four Great Xusheng' (四大须生: 马连良, 谭富英, 杨宝森, 奚啸伯) defined modern Peking opera's male lead style.

Stroke Order

须 xū

生 shēng