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讳 huì taboo

How to remember 讳: 讠 words + 韦 leather = taboo. Dad's old leather jacket no longer fits, but at home the words "too small" are strictly taboo.

  • HSK 9
  • 6 strokes
  • Radical 讠

Component breakdown

讳 = 讠 words + 韦 leather

  • 讠 words
  • 韦 leather
The Gushi story

Dad's old leather jacket no longer fits, but at home the words "too small" are strictly taboo.

How it is used

  • 'Taboo / to avoid mentioning' - 忌讳 (jìhuì) a taboo or something one avoids, 避讳 (bìhuì) to shun a taboo word/subject.
  • Idioms: 直言不讳 (zhíyán-búhuì) to speak frankly without holding back, 讳莫如深 (huìmòrúshēn) to keep something tightly under wraps.

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