Chinese symbol for “vigilance”
戒心
jiè xīn
vigilance; wariness
The closest CC-CEDICT match for vigilance is 戒心 (jiè xīn), defined as: vigilance; wariness.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “vigilance”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 警惕性 | jǐng tì xìng | vigilance; alertness |
| 警觉 (警覺) | jǐng jué | to be on guard; alert; vigilance; alertness |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 戒心.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 警戒 | jǐng jiè | to warn; to alert |
| 戒指 | jiè zhi | (finger) ring |
| 戒严 (戒嚴) | jiè yán | to impose martial law; to impose emergency measures |
| 戒烟 (戒煙) | jiè yān | to give up smoking |
| 戒备 (戒備) | jiè bèi | to take precautions; to guard against (emergency) |
| 惩戒 (懲戒) | chéng jiè | to discipline; reprimand |
| 中心 | zhōng xīn | center; heart; core |
| 担心 (擔心) | dān xīn | anxious; worried |
See also: Japanese symbol for “vigilance”.
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.