Memory phrase for the Kanji: 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	word	traditionally 言, which shows sound waves out of a mouth
戒	warn, caution	swear off, refrain from, to avoid, admonish
廾	two hands	Twice 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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