jiè = ji + e4
to guard against / to exhort / to admonish or warn / to give up or stop doing sth / Buddhist monastic discipline / ring (for a finger)
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How to pronounce 戒

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= ji initial

Ji is for Joan of Arc.

By Matthias • updated 6 months ago
+ e4 final

In the elevator’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago

戒 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
= g + e1
dagger-axe / abbr. for 戈瑞[ge1 rui4] / (Tw) abbr. for 戈雷[ge1 lei2]
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gǒng = gu + (e)ng3
hands joined
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Characters with 戒 as component

xiè = xi + e4
appliance / tool / weapon / shackles / also pr. [jie4]
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jiè = ji + e4
commandment / to prohibit
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xiè = xi + e4
thunderous beating of drums
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Words with 戒

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(finger) ring
to warn / to alert / to be on the alert / to stand guard / sentinel
to kick a drug habit / to abstain from drugs

Sentences with 戒

戒 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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jiè

to guard against / to exhort / to admonish or warn / to give up or stop doing sth / Buddhist monastic discipline / ring (for a finger)

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