劝善戒恶 quànshànjiè'è to encourage virtue and discourage evil Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 劝善 勸善 quànshàn to exhort people to do good to encourage others to do good deeds or behave virtuously戒 jiè to warn to warn; to admonish; to exhort; to warn against repeating a mistake恶 惡 è adjectivenoun evil evil; wicked; bad; bad behavior (opposite of 善 shàn)