Chinese Word: 缉 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

缉 (Trad.: 緝)Polyphone (多音字)HSK 6

Total strokes: 12; Radical: 糸

Pictophonetic:咠 indicates the sound; 纟 (thread) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 纟 [ sī ] silk; thread
- 咠 [ qì ] to whisper, to slander, to blame

Similar Characters: 揖

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Pinyin: jī

English Definition:to seize; to arrest; Taiwan pr. [qi4]

Chinese Definition:
①把麻析成缕连接起来：缉麻。
②搜捕，捉拿：缉访。缉私。缉捕。通缉。侦缉。
③古同“辑”，收集。

Example Words:

缉私	jī sī	to suppress smugglers; to search for smuggled goods
缉毒	jī dú	to counter narcotics trafficking; drug enforcement
通缉HSK 6	tōng jī	to order the arrest of sb as criminal; to list as wanted
缉拿	jī ná	to arrest; to seize
缉捕	jī bǔ	to seize; to apprehend; an arrest

Pinyin: qī

English Definition:to stitch finely

Chinese Definition:
①一种缝纫方法，一针对一针地缝：缉鞋口。缉边儿。

1		xī ēn 西恩 zài 在 jī bǔ 缉捕 duì 队 gōng zuò 工作 yǐ jīng 已经 9年 le 了。 Sean has been a member of the vice squad for nine years.
2		jǐng chá 警察 zài 在 jiē tóu 街头 zhǎn kāi 展开 le 了 yí cì 一次 tè dà 特大 jī dú 缉毒 xíng dòng 行动。 The police launched a major drug bust on the streets.