TSUMUGU · TOCFL A2 (est.) · 字
戒
戒 ＝ 廾 ＋ 戈
ㄐㄧㄝˋ · jiè
verb — to guard against, warn; to give up, abstain from
字源 FORM — what the parts do
廾義two hands held up
戈義a halberd, raised
Two hands (廾) holding a halberd (戈) up — on watch, ready, warning others off. From standing guard: to warn (告戒), and the giving-up that guards against a habit — 戒酒, 戒菸.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
雙手（廾）舉著戈（戈），守在門口，誰也別亂來——戒。
Two hands (廾) holding the halberd (戈) high, posted at the gate — no one steps wrong. On guard.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)警、防備— to guard against, warn常用
→戒備、警戒— on guard, vigilant常用
⇒戒酒、戒菸— to give up (a habit)
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
戎róngthe lookalike — 戎 sets 十 under the halberd where 戒 sets two hands