Chinese symbol for “precept”
戒条
jiè tiáo
Traditional: 戒條
commandment; precept
The closest CC-CEDICT match for precept is 戒条 (jiè tiáo), defined as: commandment; precept.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 戒条.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 警戒 | jǐng jiè | to warn; to alert |
| 戒指 | jiè zhi | (finger) ring |
| 戒严 (戒嚴) | jiè yán | to impose martial law; to impose emergency measures |
| 戒烟 (戒煙) | jiè yān | to give up smoking |
| 戒备 (戒備) | jiè bèi | to take precautions; to guard against (emergency) |
| 惩戒 (懲戒) | chéng jiè | to discipline; reprimand |
| 条件 (條件) | tiáo jiàn | condition; circumstance; term; factor; requirement; prerequisite; qualification |
| 条例 (條例) | tiáo lì | regulations; rules; code of conduct; ordinances; statutes |
See also: Japanese symbol for “precept”.
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.