警(jǐng)

HSK 319 strokes

to alert

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Character information

Pinyin
jǐng
Meaning
to alert; to warn; police
Strokes
19
HSK level
HSK 3
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 警 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿱敬言

In this compound, the meaning comes from 言 (speech); 敬 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

敬jìng言yán

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 警 step by step

19 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 警

Common words using 警 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

jiāo交jǐng警
HSK 3

traffic police (abbr. for 交通警察[jiao1 tong1 jing3 cha2])

Open 交警 page →
bào报jǐng警
HSK 5

to sound an alarm

Open 报警 page →
mín民jǐng警
HSK 6

civil police

Open 民警 page →
chéng乘jǐng警

police on trains; train marshal

Open 乘警 page →
chū出jǐng警

to dispatch police to the scene of crime, accident etc

Open 出警 page →
rén人mín民jǐng警chá察

civil police

Open 人民警察 page →
biàn便yī衣jǐng警chá察

plain-clothed policeman

Open 便衣警察 page →
xíng刑jǐng警

criminal police (abbr. for 刑事警察[xing2 shi4 jing3 cha2])

Open 刑警 page →

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专世丰丽义乡乱争

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交报民乘出人察便

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