警 jǐng
- Strokes
- 19
- Radical
- 言 — words, speech
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
警告
jǐnggào
to warn; warning
Characters in this word
告 gào
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 老师警告他。 Lǎo shī jǐng gào tā. The teacher warns him.
- 这是警告。 Zhè shì jǐng gào. This is a warning.
- 警告不要迟到。 Jǐng gào bù yào chí dào. I warn you not to be late.
Related words
- 交警 jiāojǐng traffic police officer
- 警察 jǐngchá police officer
- 报警 bàojǐng to call the police
- 告诉 gàosu to tell
- 广告 guǎnggào advertisement
- 报告 bàogào report; speech
- 告别 gàobié to say goodbye
- 转告 zhuǎngào to pass on a message
- 公告 gōnggào official notice
- 罚 fá to punish
- 罚款 fákuǎn fine
- 抢 qiǎng to grab; to snatch