Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 機

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loom, machine, chance, quantifier

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Left: tree 木, right: several 幾 (Two threads 幺/糸 were cut by a person 人 with a halberd 戈 into several.)

The needed trees are several for a machine. - Or: Made of wood, with at least two threads in a rack 戈 and a person you get: a loom or machine.

木	tree
幾	several, how many
戈	halberd, spear, lance	(This radical kanohoko* stands for halberd and is rather similar to the sabre shikigamae 弋 Other radicals with weapons are: 矛殳斤)*

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機	はた	loom
待機	たいき	standby, await an opportunity, alert
機械	きかい	machine, mechanism
織機	しょっき	loom, weaving machine
複写機	ふくしゃき	photocopying machine, copier
飛行機	ひこうき	aeroplane
扇風機	せんぷうき	(electric) fan
交通機関	こうつうきかん	transportation facilities
機会	きかい	chance, opportunity

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