Chinese Word: 讳 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

讳 (Trad.: 諱)HSK 6

Pinyin: huì

English Definition: to avoid mentioning; taboo word; name of deceased emperor or superior

Chinese Definition:
①避忌，有顾忌不敢说或不愿说：讳言。讳匿。讳饰。忌讳。隐讳。直言不讳。讳疾忌医。
②古时称死去的皇帝或尊长的名字：名讳。

Total strokes: 6; Radical: 言

Pictophonetic:韦 indicates the sound; 讠 (speech) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 讠 [ yán ] words, speech; to speak, to say
- 韦 [ wéi ] tanned leather; surname

Similar Characters: 洼玮纬

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忌讳HSK 6	jì huì	taboo; to avoid as taboo; to abstain from
直言不讳	zhí yán bù huì	to speak bluntly (idiom); not to mince words
避讳	bì huì	to avoid a taboo word or topic
隐讳	yǐn huì	to hold back from saying precisely what is on one's mind
讳莫如深	huì mò rú shēn	important matter that must be kept secret (idiom); don't breathe a word of it to anyone!

1		xiǎn 鍌 huì 讳 hàn 汉 xiǎn 鍌 hūn 昏 zhè 这 shì jiè 世界 zěn me 怎么 le 了？ What's wrong with our world?
2		tā 他 xiàng 向 wǒ 我 zhí yán bú huì 直言不讳 de 地 chuán dá 传达 le 了 tā 他 de 的 xiǎng fǎ 想法。 He spoke frankly to me about his thoughts