警 jǐng
- Strokes
- 19
- Radical
- 言 — words, speech
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
警钟
jǐngzhōng
alarm bell; warning signal
Characters in this word
钟 zhōng
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 钅 — gold, metal
- Made of
- 钅 gold, metal 中 central
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 那次金融危机为监管机构敲响了警钟。 Nà cì jīnróng wēijī wèi jiānguǎn jīgòu qiāoxiǎng le jǐngzhōng. That financial crisis rang an alarm bell for regulators.
- 医生的话给我敲响了健康的警钟。 Yīshēng de huà gěi wǒ qiāoxiǎng le jiànkāng de jǐngzhōng. The doctor's words rang a health alarm bell for me.
- 这次小火灾给全家人敲响了警钟。 Zhè cì xiǎo huǒzāi gěi quánjiārén qiāoxiǎng le jǐngzhōng. This small fire was a wake-up call for the whole family.
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
- 警戒 jǐngjiè to guard against; to be on alert
- 警犬 jǐngquǎn police dog
- 警示 jǐngshì to warn; to caution
- 警惕 jǐngtì to be vigilant; to guard against
- 预警 yùjǐng to give warning; early warning
- 分钟 fēnzhōng minute
- 钟 zhōng clock