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Chinese symbol for “siren”

警报器
jǐng bào qì
Traditional: 警報器
siren

The closest CC-CEDICT match for siren is 警报器 (jǐng bào qì), defined as: siren.

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
报 bào
to announce, to report; newspaper; payback, revenge
radical 64 ⼿ · 7 strokes
器 qì
device, instrument, tool; receptacle, vessel
radical 30 ⼝ · 16 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “siren”

WordPinyinMeaning
警笛jǐng dísiren

Related words

Other words that share a character with 警报器.

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
报告 (報告)bào gàoto inform; to report
报道 (報道)bào dàoto report (news); report
武器wǔ qìweapon; arms

See also: Japanese symbol for “siren”.

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.