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Meaning of 儆

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Pinyin: jǐng
English Definition: to warn; to admonish
Chinese Definition:
①使人警醒,不犯过错:儆戒。儆省(xǐng)(使人觉悟、反省)。惩一儆百。以儆效尤。
②古同“警”,警报。
Total strokes: 15; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (person) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • Left to right
    • [ rén ] man, person; people
    • [ jìng ] to respect, to honor; respectfully
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Example Words
以儆效尤 jǐng xiào yóu in order to warn against following bad examples (idiom); as a warning to others
杀一儆百 shā jǐng bǎi lit. kill one to warn a hundred (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others; pour encourager les autres
惩一儆百 chéng jǐng bǎi lit. punish one, warn one hundred (idiom); fig. to make an example of sb
杀鸡儆猴 shā jǐng hóu lit. killing the chicken to warn the monkey (idiom); fig. to punish an individual as an example to others; pour encourager les autres
儆戒 jǐng jiè to warn; to admonish
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Example Sentences
1
I watch, and am as a sparrow alone upon the house top.
2
Watch ye and pray, lest ye enter into temptation.
3
Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving;
4
But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer.
5
And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch.