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

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