警钟 meaning in English

jǐngzhōng

alarm bell

HSK 7-9nounTraditional 警鐘28 strokes

Meaning of 警钟

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

jǐngzhōng
  1. alarm bell

Stroke order for each character

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警 jǐng · to guard · 19 strokes

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钟 zhōng · a bell · 9 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 警钟.

分钟fēnzhōngminute
警察jǐngchápolice; police officer
交警jiāojǐngtraffic police (abbr. for 交通警察[jiao1 tong1 jing3 cha2])
闹钟nàozhōngalarm clock
警告jǐnggàoto warn; to admonish
报警bàojǐngto sound an alarm; to report sth to the police
钟头zhōngtóu(coll.) hour
民警mínjǐngcivil police; PRC police
警官jǐngguānconstable; police officer
警车jǐngchēpolice car
警惕jǐngtìto be on the alert; vigilant
警方jǐngfāngpolice

Questions about 警钟

What does 警钟 mean?

警钟 (jǐngzhōng) means "alarm bell" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 警钟?

警钟 is made of 2 characters: 警 (19 strokes), 钟 (9 strokes). That is 28 strokes in total.

Is 警钟 an HSK word?

Yes. 警钟 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 警钟 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 警钟 is written 警鐘.