(jiè)

HSK 7-99 strokesTrad.

commandment

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Character information

Pinyin
jiè
Meaning
commandment; to prohibit
Strokes
9
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰讠戒

Words 讠 of warning 戒; 戒 also provides the pronunciation

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

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

Traditional form : Words 言 of warning 戒; 戒 also provides the pronunciation

How to write step by step

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

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Words with

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gàojiè
HSK 7-9

to warn; to admonish

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quànjiè

to exhort; to admonish

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shíjiè

ten commandments

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lit. to punish a little to prevent a lot (idiom); to criticize former mistakes firmly t…

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xùnjiè

to reprimand

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to repeatedly advise sb earnestly (idiom)

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