to avoid saying or to conceal
Animated Stroke Order 讳
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HSK Vocabulary: 讳
HSK words that contain this character.
Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 讳 is used in context
1
tā他
zhí直
yán言
bú不
huì讳
dì地
zhǐ指
chū出
le了
wèn问
tí题
suǒ所
zài在
。
He pointed out the problem frankly without hesitation.
2
tā他
huì讳
yán言
zì自
jǐ己
de的
guò过
qù去
，
bú不
yuàn愿
duō多
tán谈
。
He avoids talking about his past and is unwilling to discuss it.
3
yǒu有
xiē些
dì地
fāng方
jì忌
huì讳
zài在
wǎn晚
shàng上
chuī吹
kǒu口
shào哨
。
Some places taboo whistling at night.
4
tā他
jì忌
huì讳
chī吃
là辣
de的
shí食
wù物
。
He avoids eating spicy food.
5
zài在
zhōng中
guó国
，
sòng送
zhōng钟
shì是
jì忌
huì讳
de的
，
yīn因
wèi为
tīng听
qǐ起
lái来
xiàng像
“
sòng送
zhōng终
”
。
In China, giving a clock as a gift is taboo because it sounds like 'attending a funeral'.
6
tā她
jì忌
huì讳
zài在
gōng公
gòng共
chǎng场
hé合
tán谈
lùn论
zì自
jǐ己
de的
sī私
shì事
，
jué觉
de得
nà那
yàng样
bù不
tài太
dé得
tǐ体
。
She avoids discussing her personal matters in public, considering it inappropriate.
Information
Traditional諱
Radical讠
Strokes6
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#2869
Zhuyinㄏㄨㄟˋ
Components—
UnicodeU+8BB3
CangjieYVQJ
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
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