警

jǐng

to alert

to warn; police

reverence (敬) + words (言) = alert and warn

言 (speech/words) carries the meaning: a warning is words that put you on alert. 敬 mainly contributes the sound jǐng rather than its 'respect' meaning here.

敬+言→警
敬RespectPhonetic
言SpeechSemantic

出门前,妈妈警告我要小心。

chū mén qián, māma jǐng gào wǒ yào xiǎo xīn。

Before going out, mom warned me to be careful.

路边停着一辆警车。

lù biān tíng zhe yī liàng jǐng chē。

A police car is parked by the side of the road.

Words with 警

警局

jǐng jú

police department

员警

yuán jǐng

(Tw) police officer; policeman

军警

jūn jǐng

the military and the police

警报

jǐng bào

(fire) alarm

警笛

jǐng dí

siren

边防警察

biān fáng jǐng chá

border police

防暴警察

fáng bào jǐng chá

riot police

电子警察

diàn zǐ jǐng chá

traffic camera

电警棍

diàn jǐng gùn

stun baton

预警机

yù jǐng jī

early warning aircraft system, e.g. US AWACS

预警系统

yù jǐng xì tǒng

early warning system

预警

yù jǐng

warning

More characters with 敬

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