缉 Strokes Write it Listen 缉 jī to sieze, to arrest; to stich closely HSK 7–9 12 strokes Radical 纟 Sound + meaning 1 word Built from纟meaningsīsilk; thread咠soundqìto whisper, to slander, to blame How it works纟 hints at the meaning (thread), and 咠 qì hints at the sound.