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戒

jiè

HSK 3.0 · 5

jiè · gaai3 (Jyutping)

  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)

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Character breakdown

戒

Meaning
warn, caution, admonish
Radical
戈
Strokes
7
Components
⿹戈廾
Cangjie
IT
Four-corner
5340.0

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