戒 - jiè - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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7 strokes
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戒

jiè

Definition

to stop (doing something)
to abstain
to give up (something)
to guard (against)
to exhort
to warn
to admonish
Buddhist monastic discipline
ring (for a finger)

Character Decomposition

Compounds (1)

械

xiè

appliance; tool; weapon; shackles; also pr. [jie4]

Related words (43)

戒嚴

jiè yán

to impose martial law; to impose emergency measures

prohibition

ordination platform in a Buddhist temple

戒備

jiè bèi

to take precautions; to guard against (emergency)

(finger) ring

monastic discipline; commandment

vigilance; wariness

a taboo; to avoid sth (as taboo)

wary

vigilant; cautious

(finger) ring

withdrawal (from drugs)

commandment; precept

to kick a drug habit; to abstain from drugs

to give up smoking

abstinence; to give up (a bad habit)

戒行

jiè xíng

(Buddhism) to adhere strictly to the ethical precepts; asceticism

戒規

jiè guī

religious precept; taboo; rule

戒酒

jiè jiǔ

to give up drinking; to abstain from drinking

戒除

jiè chú

to quit; to give up (a bad habit)

martial law

restricted area

drug rehabilitation center

戒治所

jiè zhì suǒ

drug rehabilitation center

heavily-guarded

to initiate novice (Buddhist monk)

to warn; to admonish

the eight precepts (Buddhism)

力戒

lì jiè

to try everything to avoid; to guard against

勒戒

lè jiè

to force sb to give up (a drug); to enforce abstinence; to break drug dependence

十戒

shí jiè

the ten commandments (religion)

signet ring (cell)

to take oaths as a monk (Buddhism); to take orders

開戒

kāi jiè

to end abstinence; to resume (drinking) after a break; to break (a taboo)

懲戒

chéng jiè

to discipline; reprimand

to fast

to go against the rules (of a religious order); to break a ban (e.g. medical)

破戒

pò jiè

to violate a religious precept; to smoke or drink after giving up

guard against

to warn; to alert; to be on the alert; to stand guard; sentinel

鑒戒

jiàn jiè

lesson from events of the past; warning

diamond ring

police cordon; alert level

Idioms (3)

戒奢崇儉

jiè shē chóng jiǎn

to refrain from high standard of living (idiom)

戒驕戒躁

jiè jiāo jiè zào

to guard against pride and impatience (idiom); to remain modest and keep cool

以示警戒

yǐ shì jǐng jiè

to serve as a warning (idiom)

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