Memory phrase for the character: 诫

诫

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Meaning

commandment, to admonish, prohibit

Pronunciation

 jiè

Explanation

 Left: word 讠/言, right: to warn 戒 (Two hands 廾 are holding a halberd 戈 to warn) [hands 廾 = twice this hand 屮 with the fingers 山 towards the top; simplified & combined]

Mnemonic
 
Words to warn as a commandment.

Radicals

讠 wordTraditionally written as 言, which shows sound waves out of a mouth.
戒 warn, cautionswear off, refrain from, to avoid, admonish
廾 two handsTwice this hand 屮 (with the fingers 山 towards the top) side by side, which was simplified and combined.
戈 halberd
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 Vocabulary

告诫 gào jiè  to warn; to admonish
谆谆告诫 zhūn zhūn gào jiè  to sincerely caution sb not to do sth (idiom)
诫命 jiè mìng  commandment
诫命 jiè mìng  

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