通 tōng
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 辶 — to walk
- Made of
- 辶 to walk 甬 path
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
通缉
tōngjī
to issue a wanted notice; to put on a wanted list
Characters in this word
缉 jī
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 纟 — silk
- Made of
- 纟 silk 咠 to whisper, to slander, to blame
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 警方决定通缉该嫌疑人，并公布了其近期活动轨迹。 Jǐngfāng juédìng tōngjī gāi xiányírén, bìng gōngbù le qí jìnqī huódòng guǐjì. The police decided to put the suspect on the wanted list and released his recent movements.
- 警察通缉了那名逃犯，希望大家提供线索。 Jǐngchá tōngjī le nà míng tàofàn, xīwàng dàjiā tígōng xiànsuǒ. The police put that fugitive on the wanted list and hope people will provide clues.
- 他被警方通缉，只能在朋友家里躲避。 Tā bèi jǐngfāng tōngjī, zhǐ néng zài péngyou jiā lǐ duǒbì. He is wanted by the police and can only hide in a friend's home.
Related words
- 交通 jiāotōng transportation; traffic
- 普通 pǔtōng ordinary
- 普通话 pǔtōnghuà Standard Mandarin
- 通 tōng to be open; to connect
- 通过 tōngguò to pass; through
- 通知 tōngzhī to notify; notice
- 通常 tōngcháng usually
- 通信 tōngxìn communication; to correspond
- 通知书 tōngzhīshū written notice
- 沟通 gōutōng to communicate
- 流通 liútōng to circulate
- 通用 tōngyòng general use; universal