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戒
jiè
1. to guard against
2. to exhort
3. to admonish or warn
4. to give up or stop doing sth
5. Buddhist monastic discipline
6. ring (for a finger)
HSK 5 Very Common • Top 3% ✏️ 7 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

戒
jiè
to warn, to admonish; to swear off, to avoid
HSK 5 7 丶

Compound Words (20)

传戒
chuánjiè
to initiate novice (Buddhist monk)
儆戒
jǐngjiè
to warn
八戒
bājiè
the eight precepts (Buddhism)
力戒
lìjiè
to try everything to avoid
勒戒
lèjiè
to force sb to give up (a drug)
劝戒
quànjiè
variant of [[勸誡|劝诫<quànjiè>]]
十戒
shíjiè
the ten commandments (religion)
印戒
yìnjiè
signet ring (cell)
受戒
shòujiè
to take oaths as a monk (Buddhism)
告戒
gàojiè
variant of [[告誡|告诫<gàojiè>]]
惩戒
chéngjiè
to discipline
戒备
jièbèi
to take precautions
HSK 6
戒刀
jièdāo
Buddhist monk's knife (not used for killing)
戒命
jièmìng
prohibition
戒严
jièyán
to impose martial law
戒坛
jiètán
the place for monastic vows (e.g. altar)
戒子
jièzi
ring
戒律
jièlǚ
monastic discipline
戒心
jièxīn
vigilance
戒忌
jièjì
a taboo

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
1,565
Word Frequency Rank
2,142 of 84,292

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