诫
jiè HSK7

warn

Words 讠 of warning 戒; 戒 also provides the pronunciation

Components

讠
讠 Meaning component
yán speech
戒
戒 SoundMeaning component
jiè warn

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

誡 jiè warn Traditional

Words 言 of warning 戒; 戒 also provides the pronunciation

Components

言
言 Meaning component
yán speech
戒
戒 SoundMeaning component
jiè warn

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartkeajHkˤrək-swarn
Zhengzhangkrɯːɡs

說文解字

敕也。从言戒聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)