戒
Ideographic: Two hands 廾 brandishing a spear 戈Radical: 戈
meaning for 戒 jiè:
- - to guard against
- - to exhort
- - to admonish or warn
- - to give up or stop doing sth
- - Buddhist monastic discipline
- - ring (for a finger)to warn
- - to alert
- - to be on the alert
- - to stand guard
- - sentinelto kick a drug habit
- - to abstain from drugsto take precautions
- - to guard against (emergency)to give up smokingto discipline
- - reprimand