戒(jiè)

HSK 57 strokes

to guard against

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Character information

Pinyin
jiè
Meaning
to guard against; to exhort; to admonish or warn; to give up or stop doing sth; Buddhist monastic discipline; ring (for a finger)
Strokes
7
HSK level
HSK 5
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 戒 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿹戈廾

Two hands 廾 brandishing a spear 戈

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

戈gē廾gǒng

Parts are arranged enclosing from the upper right.

How to write 戒 step by step

7 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 戒

Common words using 戒 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

jiè戒bèi备
HSK 7-9

to take precautions

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jiè戒zhǐ指
HSK 7-9

(finger) ring

Open 戒指 page →
jiè戒yān烟
HSK 7-9

to give up smoking

Open 戒烟 page →
chuán传jiè戒

(Buddhism) to initiate sb for monkhood or nunhood

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jǐng儆jiè戒

to warn; to admonish

Open 儆戒 page →
bā八jiè戒

see 猪八戒

Open 八戒 page →
lì力jiè戒

to try everything to avoid; to guard against

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quàn劝jiè戒

variant of 劝诫

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Related characters

More HSK 5 characters

丑丢乏乘乙亏享仔

From 戒’s common words

备指烟传儆八力劝

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