戒 (jiè): to guard against, to exhort, to admonish or warn
戒 (jiè) is a Chinese character meaning “to guard against.” Classified as HSK Level 6 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 戈 (structural) and 廾 (structural). It ranks #1556 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 戒 two hands 廾 brandishing a spear 戈. Its radical form 戈 (halberd) appears in many related characters such as 我 (wǒ, I), 成 (chéng, to succeed), 或 (huò, maybe).
Definitions
- to guard against
- to exhort
- to admonish or warn
Etymology & Origin
ideographicTwo hands 廾 brandishing a spear 戈
Decomposition: ⿹戈廾 (layout: surround-from-upper-right)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 戒
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 警戒verb | jǐng jiè | to warn |
| 戒毒verb | jiè dú | to kick a drug habit |
| 戒酒verb | jiè jiǔ | to give up drinking |
| 戒备verb | jiè bèi | to take precautions |
| 戒烟verb | jiè yān | to give up smoking |
| 戒毒所noun | jiè dú suǒ | drug rehabilitation center |
| 警戒线noun | jǐng jiè xiàn | police cordon |
| 戒律noun | jiè lǜ | monastic discipline |
| 钻戒noun | zuàn jiè | diamond ring |
| 戒严verb | jiè yán | to impose martial law |
| 戒心noun | jiè xīn | vigilance |
| 惩戒verb | chéng jiè | to discipline |
| 戒除verb | jiè chú | to quit |
| 戒严令noun | jiè yán lìng | martial law |
| 斋戒verb | zhāi jiè | to observe a religious fast |
戒 appears in 59 compound words: 49 as the first character, 46 as the last, and 5 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 戒 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (4)
to guard against pride and impatience (idiom); to remain modest and keep cool
Example Sentences
这个戒字的意思与它的部首有关。
zhè gě jiè zì de yì sī yú tā de bù shǒu yǒu guān .
The meaning of the character "戒" is related to its radical.
孕期喝了酒对宝宝有没有影响?戒酒后胎儿还能恢复正常吗
yùn qī hē le jiǔ duì bǎo bǎo yǒu méi yǒu yǐng xiǎng ? jiè jiǔ hòu tāi ér hái néng huī fù zhèng cháng ma
Does drinking alcohol during pregnancy affect the baby? Can the fetus return to normal after quitting drinking?
...不退选?Cheap掀她底狠酸:这女士还挺戒严
. . . bù tuì xuǎn ? C h e a p xiān tā de hěn suān : zhè nǚ shì hái tǐng jiè yán
... Don't withdraw from the election? Cheap lifted her bottom and soured: This lady is quite under martial law
黄齐元/国际新趋势 台需戒慎恐惧
huáng qí yuán guó jì xīn qū shì tái xū jiè shèn kǒng jù
Huang Qiyuan/New International Trends Taiwan needs to be cautious and fearful
擅闯特朗普住所海湖庄园警戒线男子被击毙 白宫指特勤局果断行动
shàn chuǎng tè lǎng pǔ zhù suǒ hǎi hú zhuāng yuán jǐng jiè xiàn nán zǐ bèi jī bì bái gōng zhǐ tè qín jú guǒ duàn háng dòng
A man was killed after trespassing on the cordon of Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence, the White House accused the Secret Service of decisive action
财政部:网传500令吉斋戒月援助属假消息
cái zhèng bù : wǎng chuán 5 0 0 lìng jí 斋 jiè yuè yuán zhù shǔ jiǎ xiāo xī
Ministry of Finance: The RM500 Ramadan aid spread online is fake news
我觉得这钻石戒指太奢侈了。
Wǒ juéde zhè zuànshí jièzhi tài shēchǐ le.
This diamond ring is too extravagant for me.
钻石被镶在一个金戒指上。
Zuànshí bèi xiāng zài yī gè jīn jièzhi shàng.
The diamond was set in a gold ring.
萨米选择了戒烟大麻。
Sà mǐ xuǎnzé le jièyān dàmá.
Sami decided to quit smoking weed.
萨米给莱拉买了一枚美丽的钻戒。
Sà mǐ gěi lái lā mǎi le yī méi měilì de zuànjiè.
Sami bought Layla a beautiful diamond ring.
Character Family
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