缉 (jī): to seize, to arrest
缉 (jī) is a Chinese character meaning “to seize.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 纟 (semantic) and 咠 (phonetic). It ranks #2831 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 缉 thread. Its radical form 纟 (silk) appears in many related characters such as 系 (xì, to connect), 累 (lèi, tired), 绍 (shào, to continue).
Definitions
- to seize
- to arrest
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 通缉verb | tōng jī | to order the arrest of sb as criminal |
| 缉毒verb | jī dú | to counter narcotics trafficking |
| 通缉令noun | tōng jī lìng | order for arrest |
| 通缉犯noun | tōng jī fàn | wanted criminal |
| 缉拿verb | jī ná | to arrest |
| 缉捕verb | jī bǔ | to seize |
| 侦缉verb | zhēn jī | to track down |
| 查缉verb | chá jī | to search for and seize (criminals, smuggled goods etc) |
| 缉私verb | jī sī | to suppress smugglers |
| 缉查verb | jī chá | to carry out enforcement checks (for illegal activity) |
| 缉获verb | jī huò | to arrest |
| 追缉verb | zhuī jī | to pursue |
| 缉访 | jī fǎng | to search and enquire |
| 缉毒犬noun | jī dú quǎn | drug detector dog |
缉 appears in 14 compound words: 57 as the first character, 29 as the last, and 14 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 缉 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
了解缉字的来源，有助于理解中国文化。
le xiè jī zì de lái yuán , yǒu zhù yú lǐ xiè zhōng guó wén huā .
Understanding the origin of the character "缉" helps to comprehend Chinese culture.
...少东吸金22亿判13年定谳 逃亡境外遭通缉
. . . shǎo dōng xī jīn 2 2 yì pàn 1 3 nián dìng 谳 táo wáng jìng wài zāo tōng jī
...Young heir sentenced to 13 years in prison for embezzling 2.2 billion yuan; now a fugitive abroad and wanted by authorities
戴帽子、墨镜晚上街头闲晃! 120公斤通缉犯行径怪异露馅
dài mào zǐ , mò jìng wǎn shàng jiē tóu xián huǎng ! 1 2 0 gōng jīn tōng jī fàn háng jìng guài yì lù xiàn
Wearing a hat and sunglasses while loitering on the streets at night! A 120-kilogram fugitive’s strange behavior gave him away
通缉网红“晚安小鸡”遣返即遭逮 3嫌送金山警...
tōng jī wǎng hóng wǎn ān xiǎo jī qiǎn fǎn jí zāo dǎi 3 xián sòng jīn shān jǐng . . .
Wanted influencer "Goodnight Chick" arrested immediately upon deportation; three suspects sent to Jinshan Police...
强化查缉赃车出口 经部修正查证规定4月15日生效
qiáng huà chá jī zāng chē chū kǒu jīng bù xiū zhèng chá zhèng guī dìng 4 yuè 1 5 rì shēng xiào
Strengthening Crackdown on Stolen Vehicles Exported: Ministry of Economic Affairs Amends Verification Regulations, Effective April 15
警匪追逐!女通缉犯喷辣椒水拒捕逃逸 警开枪逮男友策动抓回...
jǐng fěi zhuī zhú ! nǚ tōng jī fàn pēn là jiāo shuǐ jù bǔ táo yì jǐng kāi qiāng dǎi nán yǒu cè dòng zhuā huí . . .
Police chase! The wanted woman sprayed pepper water to resist arrest and escaped, and the police shot and arrested her boyfriend to instigate the arrest...
这人因谋杀被通缉。
Zhè rén yīn móushā bèi tōngjī.
The man is wanted for murder.
汤姆已经上通缉令三年了。
Tāngmǔ yǐjīng shàng tōngjīlìng sān nián le.
Tom has been on the wanted list for three years.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 纟 (thread) component
Frequently Asked Questions
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