诫 jiè to warn
to warn; to admonish; warning
怎么记住“诫”: 讠 words + 戒 to warn = to warn. The sign is meant to warn swimmers, yet the lifeguard still needs loud words to warn the boys about the jellyfish.
部件结构
会意 · Meaning + meaning
Two or more parts whose meanings together make the new meaning.
诫 = 讠 words + 戒 to warn
- 讠 words meaning
- 戒 to warn meaning + sound
The sign is meant to warn swimmers, yet the lifeguard still needs loud words to warn the boys about the jellyfish.
How it came to be
Words give the meaning, and the sign for to warn gives the sound and adds its sense.
用法
- 'To admonish/warn': 告诫 (gàojiè) to earnestly warn or exhort (a superior/elder cautioning someone), 训诫 (xùnjiè) to reprimand.
- 告诫 is advisory and well-meaning (warning of danger/consequences), unlike a hostile 警告 (formal warning). Also 十诫 (shíjiè), the Ten Commandments.