諱
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讳
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Phonosemantic compound. 言 represents the meaning and 韋 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (諱)
Simplified (讳)
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唁 express condolence善 virtuous狺 the snarling of dogs謠 rumor (trad)這 this (trad)信 faith獄 prison (trad/jp)罰 penalize (trad/jp)訂 place an order (trad/jp)訃 obituary (trad/jp)訇 the sound of a crash計 plan (trad/jp)訌 confusion (trad)討 condemn (trad/jp)訓 instruction (trad/jp)訕 slander (trad)訖 stop (trad)託 entrust (trad/jp)記 remember (trad/jp)訚 speak (simp)
Historical Evolution
讳
Bronze
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
讳
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
讳
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
讳
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
讳
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
讳
Regular
Modern
Chinese
讳 / 諱 [huì]
to avoid mentioning; taboo word; name of deceased emperor or superior
Japanese
noun
- real name (of a deceased person or a noble)
- posthumous name
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
諱 いみな
Imina surname
CHINESE WORDS (13)
忌讳 [jìhuì] #23,853
taboo
直言不讳 [zhíyánbùhuì] #27,642
to speak bluntly (idiom)
避讳 [bìhuì] #32,513
to avoid a taboo word or topic
供认不讳 [gòngrènbùhuì] #26,058
to make a full confession
不讳 [bùhuì] #22,248
without concealing anything
讳莫如深 [huìmòrúshēn] #56,291
important matter that must be kept secret (idiom); don't breathe a word of it to anyone!
隐讳 [yǐnhuì] #63,946
to hold back from saying precisely what is on one's mind
讳疾忌医 [huìjíjìyī] #48,484
hiding a sickness for fear of treatment (idiom); fig. concealing a fault to avoid criticism
名讳 [mínghuì] #50,174
taboo name (e.g. of emperor)
直言无讳 [zhíyánwúhuì] #69,908
to speak one's mind
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JAPANESE WORDS (10)
忌む [いむ] #38,969
to avoid
諱 [いみな] #89,320
real name (of a deceased person or a noble)
忌諱 [きき] #106,185
displeasure
偏諱 [へんき] #159,969
one kanji in the name of a nobleperson (with a multiple-kanji name)
遠諱 [おんき] #244,237
semicentennial memorial service
諡 [し] #290,472
posthumous name
偏諱を賜う [へんきをたまう]
(for a nobleman) to bestow one of the kanji in his name upon someone (e.g. meritorious retainer, boy coming of age, etc.)
後の諱 [のちのいみな]
posthumous name
忌諱に触れる [ききにふれる]
to give offense
避諱 [ひき]
avoiding using a name (naming taboo in ancient China)