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regard

HSK 10
huì
いみな、い.む
Phonosemantic compound. 言 represents the meaning and 韋 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (諱)
say+ tanned hide =
regard
Meaning component
yán say
words, speech
Phonetic component
tanned hide
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Simplified (讳)
Meaning component
yán speech
KangXi radical 149
讠 is a component form of 言.
Phonetic component
wéi tanned leather
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
/ [huì]
to avoid mentioning; taboo word; name of deceased emperor or superior
Japanese
忌み名 いみな 同音

noun

  1. real name (of a deceased person or a noble)
  2. posthumous name
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
いみな
Imina surname