page_title: Naming taboo
section_title: Methods to avoid offense
hierarchical_section_title: Naming taboo / Types / Methods to avoid offense
caption_attribution_description: 日本語: 避諱：欠画の例。清の康熙帝の諱である「玄」「燁」のそれぞれ最終の一画が省略されている。 中文（繁體）‎: 避諱：缺筆之例。清康熙帝之名諱「玄」「燁」之最後一畫省略。 中文（简体）‎: 避讳：缺笔之例。清康熙帝之名讳「玄」「燁」（「烨」）之最后一画省略。 English: Avoidance of naming taboo: Example of omitting a stroke. The last stroke of each character of Kangxi Emperor's given name "玄" (xuán) and "燁" (yè) is omitted.
context_page_description: A naming taboo is a cultural taboo against speaking or writing the given names of exalted persons, for example in China and within the Chinese cultural sphere. It was enforced by several laws throughout Imperial China, but its cultural and possibly religious origins predate the Qin dynasty. Not respecting the appropriate naming taboos was considered a sign of lacking education and respect, and brought shame both to the offender and the offended person.
context_section_description: There were three ways to avoid using a taboo character:
  Changing the character to another one, usually a synonym or which sounded similar to the character being avoided. For example, the Xuanwu Gate (玄武門: the Black Warrior Gate) of the Forbidden City was renamed "Shenwu" (神武門: Gate of Divine Might) in order to avoid using a character from the Kangxi Emperor's name, Xuanye (玄燁).
  Leaving the character as a blank.
  Omitting a stroke in the character, usually the final stroke.
caption: Avoidance of naming taboo: Example of omitting a stroke. The last stroke of each character of the Kangxi Emperor's given name "玄" (xuán) and "燁" (yè) is omitted. Failure to do this led to the execution of Wang Xihou
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