Depicts two hands (廾) holding a weapon (戈) guarding against danger.
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Historical Evolution
戒
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
戒
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
戒
Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
戒
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
戒
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
戒
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
戒
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
戒
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
戒
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
戒
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
戒
Regular
Modern
Chinese
戒 [jiè]
to guard against; to exhort; to admonish or warn; to give up or stop doing sth; Buddhist monastic discipline; ring (for a finger)
Japanese
noun
- admonition; commandment
- sila (precept)
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (79)
戒指 [jièzhi] #1,697
(finger) ring
警戒 [jǐngjiè] #6,044
to warn
戒毒 [jièdú] #6,398
to kick a drug habit
戒烟 [jièyān] #9,490
to give up smoking
戒烟 [jièyān] #9,490
to give up smoking
戒备 [jièbèi] #8,726
to take precautions
戒备 [jièbèi] #8,726
to take precautions
戒酒 [jièjiǔ] #6,882
to give up drinking
警戒线 [jǐngjièxiàn] #13,925
police cordon
警戒线 [jǐngjièxiàn] #13,925
police cordon
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JAPANESE WORDS (92)
⭐ 警戒 [けいかい] #1,535
vigilance
警戒心 [けいかいしん] #7,068
wariness
⭐ 戒める [いましめる] #15,832
to warn against
⭐ 戒め [いましめ] #19,442
caution
縛め [いましめ] #19,442
bonds
警戒態勢 [けいかいたいせい] #26,808
alert status
⭐ 戒律 [かいりつ] #30,426
(religious) precept
哨戒 [しょうかい] #30,910
patrol (with ships or aircraft)
自戒 [じかい] #37,278
self-admonition
厳戒態勢 [げんかいたいせい] #41,145
high alert
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