儆
Ancient forms
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Meaning
jǐng jing3
- to warn
- to admonish
Words with 儆
- 儆戒 jǐngjiè to warn
- 杀一儆百 shāyījǐngbǎi lit. kill one to warn a hundred (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others
- 杀鸡儆猴 shājījǐnghóu lit. to kill the chicken to warn the monkey (idiom)
- 以儆效尤 yǐjǐngxiàoyóu (idiom) to warn against following bad examples; as a warning to others
- 惩一儆百 chéngyījǐngbǎi lit. punish one to warn one hundred (idiom)