诫 jiè — warn, admonish · English

诫

jiè

warn, admonish

At a glance · 诫

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form、seal script form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

小篆从言戒声，形声字，本指警告、嘱咐。隶楷作「誡」，简化作「诫」。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

「诫」本指告诫、教令，引申为规劝、警戒。

Structure

形声字，言为意符，戒为声符。

At a glance

Pinyinjiè

Radical讠

Strokes9

UnicodeU+8BEB

Character type形声

Theme德行

Six languages, one character

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English warn, admonish To warn, caution; admonish.

Français avertir, exhorter Avertir, mettre en garde; exhorter.

Español advertir, amonestar Advertir, poner en guardia; amonestar.

العربية يحذّر، ينصح يحذّر أو ينصح.

Русский предостерегать, наставлять Предостерегать, увещевать; наставлять.

Common words

诫jièwarn
告诫gào jièwarn

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