huì hui

to avoid mentioning; taboo word

Character data

Radical ⾔ (149.9)
Strokes 16
SIMPLIFIED

Definitions

諱 huì
  1. 1. to avoid mentioning
  2. 2. taboo word
  3. 3. name of deceased emperor or superior

Words containing 諱

Word Meaning
without concealing anything; to die; to pass away
to make a full confession; to plead guilty
taboo name (e.g. of emperor)
taboo; to avoid as taboo; to abstain from
to speak bluntly (idiom); not to mince words
to speak one's mind; to speak candidly (idiom)
taboo name; name of deceased
hide faults; refuse help or advice
euphemism; word used to avoid a taboo reference
keep something very secret; say nothing
to avoid a taboo word or topic
to avoid; to refrain from; to avoid a taboo word or topic
to hold back from saying precisely what is on one's mind
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