诫 (jiè) — (bound form) to warn, to admonish

Definition

A bound, formal/literary morpheme meaning 'to admonish.' It only appears inside compounds (告诫, 训诫, 规诫); never used alone as a verb.

bound form

to warnto admonish

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Jiā zhǎng jīng cháng gào jiè hái zi yào chéng shí.
Parents often warn children to be honest.
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Lǎo shī xùn jiè le chí dào de xué shēng.
The teacher admonished the student who was late.
诫。
Péng you de guī jiè ràng tā yì shí dào le cuò wù.
His friend's admonition made him realize his mistake.

Compound ideograph

六书liùshū

会意huìyì

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 誡; 诫 is its simplified writing.

言戒誡

The traditional form 誡 pairs 言, speech, with 戒, read jiè and meaning guard against; the simplified 诫 is a later shorthand.

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