Radical 氵

12 strokes

water 氵 (78a) + beard 胡 (193a) = lake 湖

The water gets in the wizard’s beard as he drinks from the lake. / The lake fairy appears and says, “Who ’s that? Who ’s there?”

鬍

old 古 (191a) + moon 月 (61) = beard 胡

This can also mean “reckless” or “crazy” (in which case it acts as its own traditional form).

The old moon has become reckless and has let his beard grow. / [No pronunciation needed]