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police

HSK 3 N2
jǐng
ケイ
いまし.める
Phonosemantic compound. 言 represents the meaning and 敬 represents the sound.
Components
say+ revere =
police
Meaning component
yán say
words, speech
Phonetic component
jìng revere
respect, honor
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
[jǐng]
to alert; to warn; police
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
かがり
Kagari surname
けい
Kei unclassified name