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Chinese symbol for “vigilant”

戒慎
jiè shèn
vigilant; cautious

The closest CC-CEDICT match for vigilant is 戒慎 (jiè shèn), defined as: vigilant; cautious.

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
慎 shèn
cautious, prudent
radical 61 ⼼ · 13 strokes

Other Chinese words for “vigilant”

WordPinyinMeaning
警惕jǐng tìto be on the alert; vigilant
机警 (機警)jī jǐngperceptive; astute

Related words

Other words that share a character with 戒慎.

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
谨慎 (謹慎)jǐn shèncautious; prudent
慎重shèn zhòngcautious; careful

See also: Japanese symbol for “vigilant”.

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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