Memory phrase for the character: 即

即

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Meaning

immediate, prompt, namely, to approach

Pronunciation

 jí

Explanation

 Left: simplification of "not good" 艮 ('good' would be 良, but here the accent 丶 is missing, thus 'not good'), right: bent person 卩

Mnemonic
 
Not good, this person should bow down: Immediately!

Radicals

艮 not goodThis 良 is the character for "good", but since the accent is missing it is understood as "not good".
卩 bent personShows a person 人 bowing down deeply. (Further radicals with "person" are: sitting 匕, sitting cross-legged 夂, lying , kneeling ⺈, skilled 才, bending マ,卩, slumped 㔾 or husband 夫)
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 Vocabulary

即使 jí shǐ  even if; even though; given that
即将 jí jiāng  on the eve of; to be about to; to be on the verge of
立即 lì jí  immediately
随即 suí jí  immediately; presently; following which
亦即 yì jí  namely; that is
亦即 yì jí  

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