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Translingual
Han character
諱 (Kangxi radical 149, 言+9, 16 strokes, cangjie input 卜口木一手 (YRDMQ), four-corner 04656, composition ⿰訁韋)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1171, character 9
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 35733
- Dae Jaweon: page 1636, character 16
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 4003, character 3
- Unihan data for U+8AF1
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 禕
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*qral
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| 郼
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*qʷɯl
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| 褘
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*qʰʷɯl
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| 諱
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*qʰʷɯls
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| 媁
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*qʷɯl, *ɢʷɯlʔ
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| 幃
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*ɢʷɯl
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| 違
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*ɢʷɯl
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| 圍
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*ɢʷɯl, *ɢʷɯls
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| 韋
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*ɢʷɯl
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| 闈
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*ɢʷɯl
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| 湋
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*ɢʷɯl
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| 鍏
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*ɢʷɯl, *ɢʷɯlʔ
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| 潿
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*ɢɯl
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| 韙
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*ɢʷɯlʔ
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| 煒
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*ɢʷɯlʔ
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| 暐
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*ɢʷɯlʔ
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| 偉
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*ɢʷɯlʔ
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| 瑋
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*ɢʷɯlʔ
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| 葦
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*ɢʷɯlʔ
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| 椲
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*ɢʷɯlʔ
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| 韡
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*ɢʷɯlʔ
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| 愇
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*ɢʷɯlʔ
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| 緯
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*ɢʷɯls
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *qʰʷɯls) : semantic 言 + phonetic 韋 (OC *ɢʷɯl).
Pronunciation
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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諱
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| Reading #
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1/1
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| No.
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12812
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Phonetic
component
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韋
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Rime
group
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微
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Rime
subdivision
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2
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Corresponding
MC rime
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諱
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Old
Chinese
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/*qʰʷɯls/
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Definitions
諱
- to avoid mentioning
- to avoid; to regard as taboo
- taboo
- (historical) name of a deceased emperor or elder
- (obsolete) to fear; to dread
- (obsolete, euphemistic) to die
Compounds
References
Japanese
Kanji
諱
(Hyōgai kanji)
- "real" name used during life, as opposed to a posthumous name
Readings
Etymology
| For pronunciation and definitions of 諱 – see the following entry.
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| (This term, 諱, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)
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Korean
Hanja
諱 (eum 휘 (hwi))
- conceal
- shun
- regard as taboo
Vietnamese
Han character
諱: Hán Nôm readings: húy/huý
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