械

Tap the pinyin to hear it

appliance; tool; weapon; shackles; also pr. [jie4]

Sound it out + =

Formation & memory

Break the character into parts you already know.

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

木 meaning “wood” + 戒 sound ( jiè )

Components 木戒

weapon · Heisig RSH #1869

木 tree + 戒 take precautions against

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
中国精密机械进出口公司	Zhōng guó Jīng mì Jī xiè Jìn Chū kǒu Gōng sī	China Precision Machinery Import-Export Corporation (CPMIEC)
机械工人	jī xiè gōng rén	mechanic
机械语言	jī xiè yǔ yán	machine language
机械工程	jī xiè gōng chéng	mechanical engineering
机械人	jī xiè rén	(HK) robot
机械性	jī xiè xìng	mechanical
机械化	jī xiè huà	to mechanize
农业机械	nóng yè jī xiè	agricultural machinery
机械工	jī xiè gōng	a mechanic
叶轮机械	yè lún jī xiè	turbomachine
机械战警	Jī xiè Zhàn jǐng	RoboCop (movie)
机械降神	jī xiè jiàng shén	deus ex machina
机械表	jī xiè biǎo	mechanical watch
机械能	jī xiè néng	mechanical energy
机械师	jī xiè shī	mechanic; engineer; machinist; machine operator; CL:個\|个[ge4],位[wei4]
机械硬盘	jī xiè yìng pán	(computing) hard disk drive (HDD)
机械码	jī xiè mǎ	machine code
医疗器械	yī liáo qì xiè	medical equipment
机械钟	jī xiè zhōng	mechanical clock
机械	jī xiè	machine; machinery; mechanical; (old) cunning; scheming