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Character Decomposition
戒=戈+廾
Etymology
Two hands 廾 brandishing a spear 戈
Meanings
to guard against
to exhort
to admonish or warn
to give up or stop doing sth
Buddhist monastic discipline
ring (for a finger)
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Words with 戒 195 total
(Buddhism) to initiate sb for monkhood or nunhood传戒chuán jièthe eight precepts (Buddhism)八戒bā jièto warn · to admonish儆戒jǐng jièto end abstinence · to resume (drinking) after a break · to break (a taboo)开戒kāi jièto abstain from; to prohibit (certain foods etc)禁戒jìn jièto warn · to alert · to be on the alert · to stand guard · sentinel警戒jǐng jièto take precautions · to guard against (emergency)戒备jiè bèito quit · to give up (a bad habit)戒除jiè chúBuddhist or Taoist ordination certificate issued by monastic authorities戒牒jiè diéto give up drinking · to abstain from drinking戒酒jiè jiǔwary戒惧jiè jù
Idioms with 戒 20 total Chain
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