Memory phrase for the character: 讳

讳

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Meaning

taboo word, to avoid mentioning, concealing

Pronunciation

huì

Explanation

 Left: word 讠/言, right: leather 韦 (Two layers 二 are separated with special sword 刀 to make leather)

Mnemonic
 
If a word is analysed up like leather, then it becomes: a taboo.

Radicals

讠 wordTraditionally written as 言, which shows sound waves out of a mouth.
韦 soft leatheruntanned leather: The raw leather is spliced in two 二 layers with a longer blade丨 of a sword 刀 - The radical 革 stands for tanned leather. The radical 皮 is used for skin.




 Vocabulary

忌讳 jì huì  taboo; to avoid as taboo; to abstain from
隐讳 yǐn huì  a taboo subject; sth best kept secret
避讳 bì hui  to avoid using a taboo word; to evade
避讳 bì hui  

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