缉捕 (jī bǔ) — to track down and arrest; to seize (a fugitive)

Definition

verb

to track down and arrestto seize (a fugitive)

缉捕。
Jǐng fāng zhèng zài quán lì jī bǔ zài táo xián fàn.
The police are doing their utmost to track down and arrest the fugitive suspect.
缉捕。
Tā yīn shè xián zǒu sī dú pǐn bèi jī bǔ guī àn.
He was arrested and brought to justice for suspected drug smuggling.
缉捕。
Tè zhǒng bù duì chéng gōng jī bǔ le kǒng bù zǔ zhī tóu mù.
The special forces successfully captured the leader of the terrorist organization.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

缉jītrack down

缉 and 捕 both mean to catch or seize, giving the idea of arresting.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 緝; 缉 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

糸糸mìsilk

Sound part声符shēngfú

咠

咠qì緝jī

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 緝 pairs 糸 (silk) with 咠 as a sound part; the simplified 缉 is a later shorthand.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

扌甫捕

Meaning part形符xíngfú

扌Written in full as手shǒuhand

Sound part声符shēngfú

甫

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

捕 uses 扌 (a hand, from 手) to show catching, and 甫 for the sound.