缉

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to seize; to arrest; Taiwan pr. [qi4]

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Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

纟 meaning “thread” + 咠 sound ( qì )

Components 纟咠

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
通缉令	tōng jī lìng	order for arrest; wanted circular; wanted poster
通缉犯	tōng jī fàn	wanted criminal; fugitive (from the law)
缉毒犬	jī dú quǎn	drug detector dog; sniffer dog
通缉	tōng jī	to order the arrest of sb as criminal; to list as wanted
缉毒	jī dú	to counter narcotics trafficking; drug enforcement
查缉	chá jī	to search for and seize (criminals, smuggled goods etc)
缉查	jī chá	to carry out enforcement checks (for illegal activity)
缉私	jī sī	to suppress smugglers; to search for smuggled goods
追缉	zhuī jī	to pursue; to be after; to hunt down (the perpetrator of a crime, an escaped prisoner etc)
缉拿	jī ná	to arrest; to seize
缉访	jī fǎng	to search and enquire
缉获	jī huò	to arrest; to apprehend
缉捕	jī bǔ	to seize; to apprehend; an arrest
侦缉	zhēn jī	to track down; to investigate and arrest

Characters sharing the sound component 咠 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
咠 sound part	qì	to whisper, to slander, to blame
辑	jí	to gather, to collect; to edit, to compile
揖	yī	to bow, to salute; to defer, to yield
葺	qì	thatch; to fix, to repair
戢	jí	to collect oneself; to put away, to store
楫	jí	paddle, oar