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As a phono-semantic compound, 缉 combines the silk radical ⽷ (糹 in its traditional form 緝) on the left, which provides the semantic category, with the phonetic component 咠 on the right. The silk radical roots the character in its original meaning related to stitching, hemming, or spinning thread to join fabric. This core idea of sequentially binding things together through sewing later extended metaphorically into law enforcement, shifting the primary meaning to the pursuit, hunting down, or arrest of a criminal suspect.
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警方正在全力缉捕逃犯。
海关缉私部门查获了一批走私货物。
这个案件由市局缉毒大队负责侦办。
他被列入全国通缉名单。
侦缉队已经掌握了犯罪团伙的线索。
警方通过严密布控，成功将嫌疑人缉拿归案。
此次专项行动旨在严厉打击和缉查各类经济犯罪。
国际刑警组织协助成员国进行跨境缉捕工作。