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Chinese symbol for “alertness”

警觉
jǐng jué
Traditional: 警覺
to be on guard; alert; vigilance; alertness

The closest CC-CEDICT match for alertness is 警觉 (jǐng jué), defined as: to be on guard; alert; vigilance; alertness.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

警 jǐng
to guard, to watch; alarm, alert
radical 149 ⾔ · 19 strokes
觉 jué
conscious; to nap, to sleep; to wake up
radical 147 ⾒ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “alertness”

WordPinyinMeaning
警惕性jǐng tì xìngvigilance; alertness

Related words

Other words that share a character with 警觉.

WordPinyinMeaning
警察jǐng chápolice; police officer
警方jǐng fāngpolice
警告jǐng gàoto warn; to admonish
报警 (報警)bào jǐngto sound an alarm; to report sth to the police
预警 (預警)yù jǐngwarning; early warning
警报 (警報)jǐng bào(fire) alarm; alert signal
觉得 (覺得)jué deto think that ...; to feel that ...; to feel (uncomfortable etc)
感觉 (感覺)gǎn juéfeeling; impression; sensation; to feel; to perceive

See also: Japanese symbol for “alertness”.

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.

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