(jǐng guān) - police officer in Mandarin
jǐngguānTraditional: 警官
Translation
police officer
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Word origin
警官 means police officer. 警 (jǐng) means to warn or be alert (言 'speech' under the phonetic 敬). 官 (guān) is an official, written with the 宀 'roof' radical over a component once depicting a building of office.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 警 (jǐng, to warn) + 官 (guān, official)
Stroke order
警
官
Examples
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He is a police officer.
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Excuse me officer, which way?
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The officer is investigating this case.
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That officer is very responsible.
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The officer asked me to answer a few questions.
警官 (jǐng guān) means police officer.
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