Chinese symbol for “alert”
警
jǐng
to alert; to warn; police
The closest CC-CEDICT match for alert is 警 (jǐng), defined as: to alert; to warn; police.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “alert”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 机灵 (機靈) | jī ling | alert; quick-witted; lively |
| 警觉 (警覺) | jǐng jué | to be on guard; alert; vigilance; alertness |
| 灵 (靈) | líng | quick; alert |
| 警报 (警報) | jǐng bào | (fire) alarm; alert signal |
| 警惕 | jǐng tì | to be on the alert; vigilant |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 警.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 警察 | jǐng chá | police; police officer |
| 警方 | jǐng fāng | police |
| 警告 | jǐng gào | to warn; to admonish |
| 报警 (報警) | bào jǐng | to sound an alarm; to report sth to the police |
| 预警 (預警) | yù jǐng | warning; early warning |
| 警报 (警報) | jǐng bào | (fire) alarm; alert signal |
See also: Japanese symbol for “alert”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.