诫

jiè

j+iè·4th tone

commandment · to prohibit

Radical: 讠 Strokes: 9

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Less common

Same radical

语说论词计诗调话记识议谢

Same radical

语说论词计诗调话记识议谢谈证谋

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Character Decomposition

诫=讠+戒

Etymology

Words 讠 of warning 戒; 戒 also provides the pronunciation

Meanings

commandment

to prohibit

jiè

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Words with 诫 56 total

to warn · to admonish告诫gào jiè commandment诫命jiè mìng to exhort; to admonish劝诫quàn jiè ten commandments十诫shí jiè to warn (against some course) · to admonish规诫guī jiè to reprimand · to admonish · to lecture sb训诫xùn jiè lit. to punish a little to prevent a lot (idiom); to criticize former mistakes firmly to prevent large scale repetition小惩大诫xiǎo chéng dà jiè to repeatedly advise sb earnestly (idiom) · to admonish谆谆告诫zhūn zhūn gào jiè

Idioms with 诫 4 total Chain

lit. to punish a little to prevent a lot (idiom); to criticize former mistakes firmly to prevent large scale repetition小惩大诫xiǎo chéng dà jiè to repeatedly advise sb earnestly (idiom) · to admonish谆谆告诫zhūn zhūn gào jiè

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