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CHINESE CHARACTER

jiè

戒

戒

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drop

Numbered pinyin
jie4
English meanings
keep off, guard against, drop, keep from, stop, refrain from, desist from, forbear from, abstain from, exhort, avoid, admonition, give up, admonish, exhortation, warn

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Enclosed from the upper right structure

Enclosed from the upper right arrangement: outside 戈; inside 廾.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿹戈廾

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    jièyān戒烟。

    Quit smoking.

  2. 02

    jiè戒jiǔ酒。

    Quit drinking.

  3. 03

    jiè戒diào掉。

    Give up.

  4. 04

    jièzhi戒指。

    A ring.

  5. 05

    jǐnggào警告。

    A warning.

  6. 06

    jiè戒chú除huài坏xíguàn习惯。

    Break bad habits.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 戒备
  • 戒指
  • 戒烟