Chinese symbol for “wary”
戒惧
jiè jù
Traditional: 戒懼
wary
The closest CC-CEDICT match for wary is 戒惧 (jiè jù), defined as: wary.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 戒惧.
| 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 |
| 恐惧 (恐懼) | kǒng jù | fear; dread; to fear; to dread |
| 畏惧 (畏懼) | wèi jù | to fear; to dread |
See also: Japanese symbol for “wary”.
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.