警 jǐng
- Strokes
- 19
- Radical
- 言 — words, speech
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
警戒
jǐngjiè
to guard against; to be on alert
Characters in this word
戒 jiè
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 戈 — spear, lance, halberd
- Made of
- 戈 spear, lance, halberd 廾 two hands
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 边境部队提高警戒，以防局势突然失控。 Biānjìng bùduì tígāo jǐngjiè, yǐfáng júshì tūrán shīkòng. The border troops heightened their alert to prevent the situation from suddenly getting out of control.
- 守夜的人整晚都在村口警戒，不敢睡觉。 Shǒuyè de rén zhěng wǎn dōu zài cūnkǒu jǐngjiè, bù gǎn shuìjiào. The night watchman stood guard at the village entrance all night and did not dare to sleep.
- 天气太干了，护林员要时刻警戒山火。 Tiānqì tài gān le, hùlínyuán yào shíkè jǐngjiè shānhuǒ. The weather is too dry, so the forest rangers must stay constantly alert for wildfires.
Related words
- 交警 jiāojǐng traffic police officer
- 警察 jǐngchá police officer
- 报警 bàojǐng to call the police
- 警告 jǐnggào to warn; warning
- 警报 jǐngbào alarm; alert; warning
- 警犬 jǐngquǎn police dog
- 警示 jǐngshì to warn; to caution
- 警惕 jǐngtì to be vigilant; to guard against
- 警钟 jǐngzhōng alarm bell; warning signal
- 预警 yùjǐng to give warning; early warning
- 戒 jiè to give up a habit
- 戒指 jièzhi ring