讳 (huì): to avoid mentioning, taboo word, name of deceased emperor or superior
讳 (huì) is a Chinese character meaning “to avoid mentioning.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 讠 (semantic) and 韦 (phonetic). It ranks #2698 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 讳 speech. Its radical form 讠 (speech) appears in many related characters such as 认 (rèn, to recognize, to admit), 记 (jì, to remember, to record), 识 (shí, to know, knowledge).
Definitions
- to avoid mentioning
- taboo word
- name of deceased emperor or superior
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 忌讳verb | jì huì | taboo |
| 供认不讳phrase | gòng rèn bù huì | to make a full confession |
| 直言不讳phrase | zhí yán bù huì | to speak bluntly (idiom) |
| 避讳verb | bì huì | to avoid a taboo (usu. on the given names of emperors or one's elders) |
| 讳莫如深phrase | huì mò rú shēn | (idiom) to steadfastly refuse to discuss the matter |
| 讳言 | huì yán | to avoid stating openly (esp. sensitive or unpleasant matters, usu. in the negative, as in 不諱言|不讳言 "to... |
| 隐讳verb | yǐn huì | to hold back from saying precisely what is on one's mind |
| 直言无讳 | zhí yán wú huì | see 直言不諱|直言不讳 |
| 不讳verb | bù huì | without concealing anything |
| 隐讳号 | yǐn huì hào | cross symbol (×), used to replace a character one does not wish to display |
| 讳名 | huì míng | taboo name |
| 名讳noun | míng huì | taboo name (e.g. of emperor) |
| 讳疾忌医phrase | huì jí jì yī | hiding a sickness for fear of treatment (idiom) |
| 讳称 | huì chēng | euphemism |
| 犯讳 | fàn huì | to use the tabooed name 名諱|名讳 of hierarchical superiors (old) |
讳 appears in 15 compound words: 33 as the first character, 60 as the last, and 7 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 讳 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (5)
to avoid seeking medical attention for fear of disease; to conceal one's shortcomings for fear of criticism
to closely guard a secret and not utter a single word about it; to not breathe a word
to call a spade a spade; to speak without reservation; not to mince one's words
to avoid seeking medical attention for fear of disease; to conceal one's shortcomings for fear of criticism
to closely guard a secret and not utter a single word about it; to not breathe a word
to call a spade a spade; to speak without reservation; not to mince one's words
Example Sentences
讳语是交流思想的重要工具。
huì yǔ shì jiāo liú sī xiǎng de chóng yāo gōng jù .
Euphemisms are an important tool for communicating ideas.
经讯问,以李某、廖某为首的团伙对违法犯罪事实供认不讳,案件正在进一步侦办中。
jīng xùn wèn , yǐ lǐ mǒu , 廖 mǒu wéi shǒu de tuán huǒ duì wéi fǎ fàn zuì shì shí gōng rèn bù huì , àn jiàn zhèng zài jìn yī bù zhēn bàn zhōng .
Upon interrogation, the gang led by Li and Liao fully confessed to the criminal acts, and the case is currently under further investigation.
面对固定证据,王某对其改装行为供认不讳。
miàn duì gù dìng zhèng jù , wáng mǒu duì qí gǎi zhuāng háng wéi gōng rèn bù huì .
Faced with irrefutable evidence, Wang confessed to the modifications without reservation.
经审讯,7 名犯罪嫌疑人对开设网络赌局、组织赌博牟利的违法事实供认不讳。
jīng shěn xùn , 7 míng fàn zuì xián yí rén duì kāi shè wǎng lào dǔ jú , zǔ zhī dǔ bó Móu lì de wéi fǎ shì shí gōng rèn bù huì .
Following interrogation, the seven suspects fully confessed to the illegal acts of operating an online gambling ring and organizing gambling for profit.
在酒精问题上报告更直言不讳,称酒精有毒不要喝。
zài jiǔ jīng wèn tí shàng bào gào gēng zhí yán bù huì , chèn jiǔ jīng yǒu dú bù yāo hē .
The report was even more blunt on the issue of alcohol, stating that alcohol is toxic and should not be consumed.
...神秘人贩子“梅姨”落网 对贩卖儿童供认不讳
. . . shén mì rén fàn zǐ méi yí luò wǎng duì fàn mài ér tóng gōng rèn bù huì
...Mysterious human trafficker "Aunt Mei" arrested; she has confessed to child trafficking
公众终于对关于空气污染的意见直言不讳了。
Gōngzhòng zhōngyú duì guānyú kōngqìwūrǎn de yìjiàn zhíyánbùhuì le.
Public feeling against air pollution has at last become vocal.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 讠 (speech) component
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