Zi Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Person (rén) Character: jǐng Kangxi Strokes: 15 Page: 119, Number: 09 According to the Rhyme Assembly (Yunhui), the pronunciation is derived from the fanqie (phonetic cut) of jǔ and yǐng, sounding like jǐng. The meaning is to warn or to be on guard. Warn and guard against the unforeseen — Book of Documents (Shujing), meaning to caution against being negligent. In the army, there is no day that the military equipment is not inspected and warnings are repeatedly issued — Spring and Autumn Annals (Chunqiu), meaning that in the army, there is no day without an inspection of equipment and repeated admonitions. This character is also interchangeable with the character jǐng. Furthermore, according to the Expanded Rhymes (Guangyun), the pronunciation is derived from the fanqie of qú and jìng; and in the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) and the Rhyme Assembly, it is derived from the fanqie of qú and yìng, sounding like jìng. The meaning is the same.