緝 meaning and stroke order
To sieze, to arrest; to stich closely
How to write 緝, stroke by stroke
15 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 緝
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- to seize
- to arrest
- Taiwan pr. [qi4]
- to stitch finely
How 緝 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Thread.
糹 gives the meaning and 咠 hints at the sound.
Radical: 糹 (silk), shared by 126 characters on this site.
How to remember 緝
緝 is built from 糹 (silk thread) on the left and 咠 on the right, which gives the sound. Picture pulling a thread tight, the way you stitch something closely or pull a net shut around a suspect.
Today 緝 (jī) almost always means to seize or arrest, and it appears in police and legal words rather than on its own. A common example is 他被警方通緝了。(Tā bèi jǐngfāng tōngjī le.) He is wanted by the police. You will also see 緝毒 (jīdú) for drug enforcement and 追緝 (zhuījī) for pursuing a fugitive.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 緝 with 輯 (jí, as in 編輯 biānjí, to edit), because both have 咠 on the right. 緝 has the thread radical 糹 and means arrest, while 輯 has the vehicle radical 車 and means compile, with a second tone.
Common words with 緝
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
Questions about 緝
How many strokes are in 緝?
緝 is written with 15 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 緝 mean?
緝 (jī) means to sieze, to arrest; to stich closely. A common word with it is 通缉 (tōngjī), meaning "to order the arrest of sb as criminal; to list as wanted".
How do you pronounce 緝?
緝 is pronounced jī, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 緝?
The radical of 緝 is 糹, which carries the idea of "silk". Dictionaries list 緝 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 緝?
緝 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 缉, used in mainland China and Singapore.
Why do some people say qì instead of jī for 緝?
In Taiwan the arrest sense is traditionally pronounced qì, so 通緝 may be heard as tōngqì there. In mainland standard Mandarin it is jī.
What does 緝 mean when it is read qī?
Read qī, it means to stitch finely with close, even stitches, a sewing term. This sense is rare in modern speech and mostly appears in dictionaries or descriptions of needlework.