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诫

誡
jiè
noun #14,865

Meanings

  1. 1 commandment
  2. 2 to prohibit
  3. 3 to warn

Examples

十诫是基督教的重要经文。
Shí jiè shì Jīdūjiào de zhòngyào jīngwén.
The Ten Commandments are important scripture in Christianity.
父亲的告诫我一直记在心里。
Fùqīn de gàojiè wǒ yīzhí jì zài xīnlǐ.
I have always kept my father's admonitions in my heart.

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usage
诫 often appears in compounds: 告诫 (to admonish), 训诫 (to reprimand), 十诫 (the Ten Commandments). As a standalone character it is literary and rarely used alone in modern Chinese.

Stroke Order

诫 jiè