警

jǐng

guard, watch; alert, alarm

How to write 警, stroke by stroke

to alert; to warn; police

Pictophonetic: semantic 言 (speech), phonetic 敬

Made of 敬 + 言

警察jǐng chápolice; police officer
警官jǐng guānconstable; police officer
警告jǐng gàoto warn; to admonish
警方jǐng fāngpolice
报警bào jǐngto sound an alarm; to report sth to the police
警探jǐng tànpolice detective
警局jǐng júpolice department; police station; abbr. of 警察局
警察局jǐng chá júpolice station; police department; police headquarters
警卫jǐng wèito stand guard over; (security) guard
警报jǐng bào(fire) alarm; alert signal; alarm; alert; warning
警员jǐng yuánpolice officer; policeman (general term for any police officer); police constable (lowest rank in mainland China and Hong Kong)
警戒jǐng jièto warn; to alert; to be on the alert; to stand guard; sentinel

你应该多注意他的警告。
nǐ yīng gāi duō zhù yì tā de jǐng gào 。
You should pay more attention to his warnings.
一名警官跑过。
yì míng jǐng guān pǎo guò 。
A policeman ran past.
警察会让你去找子弹的。
jǐng chá huì ràng nǐ qù zhǎo zǐ dàn de 。
The police will get you to find the bullets.
在紧急情况下，打电话报警。
zài jǐn jí qíng kuàng xià ， dǎ diàn huà bào jǐng 。
In case of emergency, call the police.
一名警探到达了犯罪现场。
yì míng jǐng tàn dào dá le fàn zuì xiàn chǎng 。
A detective arrived upon the scene of the crime.