Chinese symbol for “commandment”
诫
jiè
Traditional: 誡
commandment; to prohibit
The closest CC-CEDICT match for commandment is 诫 (jiè), defined as: commandment; to prohibit.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “commandment”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 诫命 (誡命) | jiè mìng | commandment |
| 戒条 (戒條) | jiè tiáo | commandment; precept |
| 戒律 | jiè lǜ | monastic discipline; commandment |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 诫.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 告诫 (告誡) | gào jiè | to warn; to admonish |
| 训诫 (訓誡) | xùn jiè | to reprimand; to admonish |
| 劝诫 (勸誡) | quàn jiè | to exhort; to admonish |
| 十诫 (十誡) | shí jiè | ten commandments |
| 诫命 (誡命) | jiè mìng | commandment |
| 警诫 (警誡) | jǐng jiè | variant of 警戒 (jǐng jiè) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “commandment”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.