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19 strokes
Character #711 · The First 1000

jǐng

police

to alert; to warn; police

Strokes
19
Both scripts
警
Poster cell
K26

简 = 繁警 is the same in both scripts. The switch changes the example words.

01 常用词语

Common words with

  • jǐngchá police
  • jiāojǐng traffic police
  • jǐnggào to warn
  • bàojǐng to sound an alarm
  • mínjǐng civil police
  • jǐngtì to be on the alert
02 练习纸
Character practice sheet: nine rows, each with a model box, pinyin lines and eleven practice squares
Free printable · One page

Practice writing 警

Write 警 in the grey model box at the start of each row and its pinyin, jǐng, on the lines above. Then copy it across the row, following the stroke order above.

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Nine rows of field-grid squares, 15 mm. More about this sheet
03 千字海报
Cell K26 · 28 × 36 grid

警 is #711 on The First 1000 poster.

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04 问答

Quick answers

What does 警 mean in English?
警 (jǐng) means "police": to alert; to warn; police.
How do you pronounce 警?
警 is pronounced jǐng in pinyin, with the third (dipping) tone. In Zhuyin (bopomofo) it is written ㄐㄧㄥˇ.
How many strokes does 警 have?
警 has 19 strokes, in both simplified and traditional Chinese.
Is 警 the same in traditional Chinese?
Yes. 警 is written the same way in simplified and traditional Chinese.
What are common words with 警?
Common words that use 警 include 警察 (jǐngchá, police), 交警 (jiāojǐng, traffic police), 警告 (jǐnggào, to warn), 报警 (bàojǐng, to sound an alarm).
How common is 警?
警 is number 711 of the 1,000 most common Chinese characters, in cell K26 of The First 1000 poster.

Definitions and word glosses adapted from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License), animated with Hanzi Writer.