Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 戒

戒

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Meaning

 warning, guard against, to exhort, to admonish

Pronunciation

 jiè

Explanation

 Left: two hands 廾 (= twice this hand 屮 with the fingers 山 towards the top; simplified & combined), right: halberd 戈

Mnemonic

Two hands are holding up a halberd to warn and admonish.

Radicals

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 & simplified.)
戈 halberd
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Vocabulary

警戒 jǐng jiè to warn; to be alert for
戒备 jiè bèi to take precautions; to guard against (emergency)
戒严 jiè yán to impose martial law; to impose curfew; martial law; curfew; emergency measures

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