儆 (ging2 | jing3) : warn; admonish

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儆

ging2

jing3

[literary] warn; admonish; caution; guard against

Stroke count: 15

Level: 2

Radical: 亻 (#9)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

儆

This word has been viewed 2694 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 27th Nov 2011 13:35

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懲一儆百 cing4 jat1 ging2 baak3 cheng2 yi1 jing3 bai3 = to punish one to warn a hundred; make an example of someone

殺雞儆猴 saat3 gai1 ging2 hau4 sha1 ji1 jing3 hou2 = punish someone as a warning to others

殺一儆百 saat3 jat1 ging2 baak3 sha1 yi1 jing3 bai3 = punish one as an example to others

儆醒 ging2 sing2 jing3 xing3 = alert; awake

儆惡懲奸 ging2 ok3 cing4 gaan1 jin3 e4 cheng2 jian1 = warn people to refrain from doing evil and punish the wicked

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Decimal representation of this word: 儆
Unicode code for this character: U+5106 (off-site link)

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