경찰관
gyeongchalgwan · TOPIK 2
police officer
👮 警察官 = warn + inspect + official: the official who warns and inspects
Hanja 警 (gyeong, warn) + 察 (chal, inspect) + 官 (gwan, official). 경찰 alone means police; adding 관 makes it the person, as in 소방관 (firefighter) and 외교관 (diplomat). Same three characters as Japanese keisatsukan and Chinese jǐngcháguān.