Keyword
to admonish
- to warn
- to swear off
- to avoid
- Frequency
- #1591
- Strokes
- 7
Readings
jiè
Mnemonic
Two hands 廾 brandishing a spear 戈
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in characters
Used in vocabulary
戒
to guard against; to exhort; to admonish or warn; to give up or stop doing sth; Buddhist monastic discipline; ring (for a finger)
警戒
to warn; to alert; to be on the alert; to stand guard; sentinel
戒指
(finger) ring
戒严
to impose martial law; to impose emergency measures
戒烟
to give up smoking
戒备
to take precautions; to guard against (emergency)
惩戒
to discipline; reprimand
戒律
monastic discipline; commandment
戒毒
to kick a drug habit; to abstain from drugs
魔戒
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien 托尔金 (Tuō'ěrjīn)
八戒
the eight precepts (Buddhism)
斋戒
to observe a religious fast; to abstain from food or certain activities before a ritual
钻戒
diamond ring
戒心
vigilance; wariness
警戒线
police cordon; alert level
戒严令
martial law
戒毒所
drug rehabilitation center
婚戒
wedding ring
戒备森严
heavily-guarded
猪八戒
Zhu Bajie, the pig character and second disciple of Tang Sanzang 唐三藏 (TángSānzàng) in "Journey to the West" 西游记 (Xīyóujì)
戒酒
to give up drinking; to abstain from drinking
戒除
to quit; to give up (a bad habit)
引以为戒
to take sth as a warning (idiom); to draw a lesson from a case where things turned out badly
戒断
to quit (taking drugs, alcohol etc); withdrawal