警 Strokes Write it Listen 警 jǐng to guard, to watch; alarm, alert HSK 3 19 strokes Radical 言 Sound + meaning 9 words Built from敬soundjìngto respect, to honor; respectfully言meaningyánwords, speech; to speak, to say How it works言 hints at the meaning (speech), and 敬 jìng hints at the sound.