警讯 (jǐng xùn) — warning message; alarm; alert | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

A formal/official 'warning' (e.g. fraud alerts, disaster notices, public safety bulletins). 警 is the abbreviated short form; 警报 emphasizes emergency sirens/alarms.

noun

warning messagealarmalert

Measure word · 个

Examples

警讯。
Dì zhèn jú fā chū le jǐn jí jǐng xùn.
The earthquake bureau issued an urgent alert.
警讯，。
Shǒu jī shōu dào yì tiáo zhà piàn jǐng xùn, bú yào diǎn jī liàn jiē.
The phone received a scam warning; don't click the link.
警讯。
Chē huò xiàn chǎng de jǐng xùn hěn kuài chuán dào le jiāo jǐng dà duì.
The alert from the accident scene quickly reached the traffic police unit.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

警jǐngwarning

讯xùnmessage

‘警’ means warning and ‘讯’ means message, together referring to an alert.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

敬言警

Meaning part形符xíngfú

言言yánspoken language, speech

Sound part声符shēngfú

敬

Same sound today

警 places 言 (speech) below 敬; 敬 gives the sound.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 訊; 讯 is its simplified writing.

言卂訊

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

卂

卂xùn訊xùn

Same sound today

The traditional form 訊 combines 言 (words) with 卂 as a sound part; the simplified 讯 is a shorthand.

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