誓

oath, vow

誓 is composed of 折 (bend, break) and 言 (words, speech). 折 is the picture of an ax cutting off a tree, means decisive. So 誓 means oath, decisive words.

Vocabulary of 誓

立誓 (to vow)
誓師 (to vow before one's troops)
誓死 (to pledge one's life)

Classification

Radical: 言
Etyma: 斤

oath, vow

Vocabulary of 誓

Classification

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