Learn to Write Chinese Characters with Video Tutorials
Watch the video of writing the Chinese character "讳", learn the correct stroke order (笔顺) of the character "讳", and master the standard way of writing the character "讳".
Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 讳
Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "讳" in Portrait Orientation (Tian Zi Ge)
讳
諱 huì
【动】
【本义】: 避忌。有顾忌而躲开某些事或不说某些话
1. 同本义 (English: avoid as; taboo, tabu)
2. 隐;隐蔽 (English: conceal)
3. 畏,怕 (English: fear)
4. 死的婉辞 (English: die)
【例】
- 直言不讳 (speak frankly)
- 讳名 (forbidding the mention of a revered person's name)
- 讳恶 (the taboo against mentioning the name of a deceased king)
- 讳亡 (taboo against mentioning the fall of a nation)
【名】
1. 忌讳的事情 (English: forbidden word; taboo, tabu)
- 引: 《礼记·玉藻》:有公讳。
- 例: 如: 犯讳 (to violate a taboo)
2. 旧时指死去的帝王或尊长的名字 (English: the name of deceased emperor or head of a family)
- 引: 韩愈《讳辩》:汉讳 武帝名“彻”为通。
- 例: 如: 子厚讳 宗元。
hiding a sickness for fear of treatment (idiom); fig. concealing a fault to avoid criticism / to keep one's shortcomings secret / to refuse to listen to advice