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The character "谥" in its traditional form is written as "謚" or sometimes "諡", with the latter being an older variant, and its structure combines the semantic component "言" (speech) with the phonetic component "益" (benefit) in "謚" or "弔" in "諡". The modern simplified form "谥" retains the "讠" radical, a common simplification of "言", alongside "益". Originally, the character's meaning was closely tied to the act of conferring or bestowing, specifically in the context of assigning a posthumous name. Over time, its meaning narrowed exclusively to denote this posthumous title itself, a formal appraisal of a ruler or noble's life and reign, which became its sole and enduring semantic function.
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古代皇帝都有谥号。
谥号是对死者的尊称。
大臣们商议给国王上谥号。
他的谥号反映了生前的功绩。
研究历史需要了解谥号的含义。
这位君主死后被追谥为文武皇帝。
谥法的制定体现了儒家的价值观。
虽然谥号通常由朝廷授予，但也有一些例外情况。