警 jǐng
- Strokes
- 19
- Radical
- 言 — words, speech
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
警察
jǐngchá
police officer
Characters in this word
察 chá
- Strokes
- 14
- Radical
- 宀 — roof
- Made of
- 宀 roof 祭 to sacrifice to, to worship
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 警察来了。 Jǐngchá lái le. The police officer is here.
- 我找警察。 Wǒ zhǎo jǐngchá. I am looking for a police officer.
- 警察在路口。 Jǐngchá zài lùkǒu. The police officer is at the intersection.
Related words
- 交警 jiāojǐng traffic police officer
- 报警 bàojǐng to call the police
- 警告 jǐnggào to warn; warning
- 观察 guānchá to observe
- 考察 kǎochá to inspect; to study
- 老板 lǎobǎn boss; shop owner
- 工程师 gōngchéngshī engineer
- 农民 nóngmín farmer
- 公务员 gōngwùyuán civil servant
- 员工 yuángōng employee
- 职工 zhígōng worker
- 人员 rényuán staff; personnel