讳(huì)

HSK 7-96 strokesTrad. 諱

to avoid mentioning

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Character information

Pinyin
huì
Meaning
to avoid mentioning; taboo word; name of deceased emperor or superior
Strokes
6
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
諱

Origin & structure

Where 讳 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰讠韦

In this compound, the meaning comes from 讠 (speech); 韦 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

讠yán韦wéi

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 讳 step by step

6 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 讳

Common words using 讳 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

jì忌huì讳
HSK 7-9

taboo; to avoid as taboo; to abstain from

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bù不huì讳

without concealing anything; to pass away; to die

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míng名huì讳

taboo name (e.g. of emperor)

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gòng供rèn认bù不huì讳

to make a full confession; to plead guilty

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zhí直yán言bù不huì讳

to speak bluntly (idiom)

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zhí直yán言wú无huì讳

see 直言不讳

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huì讳jí疾jì忌yī医

hiding a sickness for fear of treatment (idiom); fig. concealing a fault to avoid criti…

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huì讳mò莫rú如shēn深

(idiom) to steadfastly refuse to discuss the matter; to treat it as an untouchable subject

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From 讳’s common words

忌不名供认直言无

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