讳
huì HSK7

conceal

Phonosemantic compound. 讠 represents the meaning and 韦 represents the sound. Simplified form of 諱.

Components

讠
讠 Meaning component
yán speech

讠 is a component form of 言.

韦
韦 Sound component
wéi, huí tanned leather

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

諱 conceal Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 言 represents the meaning and 韋 represents the sound.

Components

言
言 Meaning component
yán speech
韋
韋 Sound component
(surround a city), tanned leather

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn ~500 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangqʰʷɯls

說文解字

誋也。从言韋聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)