Ideographic: Two hands 廾 brandishing a spear 戈Radical:

meaning for 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