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Chinese symbol for “aphorism”

警句
jǐng jù
aphorism

The closest CC-CEDICT match for aphorism is 警句 (jǐng jù), defined as: aphorism.

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
句 jù
sentence, clause, phrase, paragraph; stanza
radical 30 ⼝ · 5 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 警句.

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
一句yī jùa line of verse; a sentence
句子jù zisentence; 个 (gè)

See also: Japanese symbol for “aphorism”.

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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