jiè

戒 (jiè) is a Chinese word meaning “to guard against; to exhort; to admonish or warn”.

Meanings

  1. 1to guard against
  2. 2to exhort
  3. 3to admonish or warn
  4. 4to give up or stop doing sth
  5. 5Buddhist monastic discipline
  6. 6ring (for a finger)
Part of speech
verb

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