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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.

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

戒 jiè
to warn, to admonish; to swear off, to avoid
radical 62 ⼽ · 7 strokes
心 xīn
heart; mind; soul
radical 61 ⼼ · 4 strokes

Other Chinese words for “vigilance”

WordPinyinMeaning
警惕性jǐng tì xìngvigilance; alertness
警觉 (警覺)jǐng juéto be on guard; alert; vigilance; alertness

Related words

Other words that share a character with 戒心.

WordPinyinMeaning
警戒jǐng jièto warn; to alert
戒指jiè zhi(finger) ring
戒严 (戒嚴)jiè yánto impose martial law; to impose emergency measures
戒烟 (戒煙)jiè yānto give up smoking
戒备 (戒備)jiè bèito take precautions; to guard against (emergency)
惩戒 (懲戒)chéng jièto discipline; reprimand
中心zhōng xīncenter; heart; core
担心 (擔心)dān xīnanxious; 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.

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