The Chinese Radical: 戒


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Meaning
warn, caution    戒

Explanation swear off, refrain from, to avoid, admonish

Used in these characters:
JLPT HSK 5
warning, guard against, to exhort, to admonish
jiè
Left: two hands 廾 (= twice this hand 屮 with the fingers 山 towards the top; simplified & combined), right: halberd 戈
Two hands are holding up a halberd to warn and admonish.  
JLPT HSK 6
machine, appliance, tool, gear, mechanical
xiè
Left: tree 木, right: admonish/warning 戒 (two hands 廾 holding a halberd 戈 to admonish)
If you use wood and your hands to make a halberd, you need: a machine.  
JLPT HSK 6
commandment, to admonish, prohibit
jiè
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]
Words to warn as a commandment.  

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