“Five strands of long beard” refers to long and smooth facial hair, such as that of Guan Yu, also known as Guan Yu, a character from the Three Kingdoms period. The “five strands” consist of a strand of long beard on the left ear, a strand on the right ear, two symmetrical strands on either side of the upper lip, and one strands on the chin, together forming the “five strands of long beard.”
Mural painting of Guan Yu with five strands of long beard.
