讳

huì

h+uì·4th tone

to avoid mentioning · taboo word

Radical: 讠 Strokes: 6

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Less common

Same radical

语说论词计诗调话记识议谢

Same radical

语说论词计诗调话记识议谢谈证谋

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Character Decomposition

讳=讠+韦

Etymology

speech

Meanings

to avoid mentioning

taboo word

name of deceased emperor or superior

huì

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Words with 讳 91 total

to avoid a taboo (usu. on the given names of emperors or one's elders)避讳bì huì taboo name · name of deceased讳名huì míng to avoid stating openly (esp. sensitive or unpleasant matters, usu. in the negative, as in bù huì yán "to state frankly")讳言huì yán taboo name (e.g. of emperor)名讳míng huì to hold back from saying precisely what is on one's mind隐讳yǐn huì

Idioms with 讳 22 total Chain

hiding a sickness for fear of treatment (idiom); fig. concealing a fault to avoid criticism · to keep one's shortcomings secret · to refuse to listen to advice讳疾忌医huì jí jì yī (idiom) to steadfastly refuse to discuss the matter; to treat it as an untouchable subject讳莫如深huì mò rú shēn

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