通缉
tōng jī · HSK 7
to order the arrest of sb as criminal
🚓 通 circulate + 缉 seize = a wanted order circulated everywhere to catch the criminal
通 means to circulate or go through; 缉 means to seize or arrest. Together they mean broadcasting an arrest order so police everywhere are after a wanted suspect. Sound hook: tōng jī, like tong-jee on every police bulletin.
通 — 辵 (辶) walk + 甬 yǒng (phonetic)
通 is a semantic-phonetic compound. The 辶 (chuò) component means 'walk' or 'movement', giving the meaning of going through or passing. 甬 (yǒng), originally depicting a hanging bell or a path, supplies the sound. Together they convey 'to pass through, communicate, connect'.