TSUMUGU · TOCFL 6 (est.) · 字
緝
緝 ＝ 糸 ＋ 咠
ㄑㄧˋ · qì/jī
verb — (jī) to spin, twist together; (qì) to seize, hunt down
字源 FORM — what the parts do
糸義silk thread — twisted into one strand
咠聲qì — gives the sounda mouth at an ear, whispering
Loose silk (糸) twisted into a single thread; 咠 qì, a mouth whispering at an ear, carries the sound. From drawing the strands tight comes the other sense — drawing in a fugitive: 緝捕、通緝.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
散絲（糸）一搓成線，再順著線把人（咠 在耳邊報信）追回來。
Loose silk (糸) twisted to a thread; follow the thread — a whisper at the ear (咠) — and the fugitive is drawn in.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
jī
(本義)緝麻、紡緝— to spin, twist fiber into thread
qì
(引申)緝捕、通緝— to seize, hunt down a fugitive常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
輯＝ 車 ＋ jíthe cousin — 輯 gathers with a cart 車 (to compile), 緝 with thread 咠qìthe sound donor bare — add the thread for the spinning