to bid farewell / tricks of the trade / pithy mnemonic formula (e.g. Mao Zedong's 16-character mantra 十六字訣|十六字诀 on guerrilla warfare)

诀 character breakdown

decisive

= + : Mnemonic symbol: a crystal ball which will decide for you.

= + : Gitta Giraffe assumed the throne in the airplanes bathroom. Now she has to decide which tool she will use to enforce her decisions. She asks a crystal ball whether she should use a classical sickle or a rather modern robot.
"speech" or "words" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 149) / see also 言字旁[yan2 zi4 pang2]

Mnemonic symbol: this character looks like a big "i" (like in information), and I'll represent it by an advertising column. Maud Younger (y) gives a speech (讠) standing on top of an advertising column (讠) in the anthill's kitchen (an2).

Characters with 诀 as component

诀 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 诀

secret know-how / key (to longevity) / secret (of happiness) / recipe (for success)
secret / trick / knack / key
to bid farewell / to part (usually with little hope of meeting again)
mnemonic chant / rhyme for remembering (arithmetic tables, character stroke order etc)
16-character formula, esp. Mao Zedong's mantra on guerrilla warfare: 敵進我退,敵駐我擾,敵疲我打,敵退我追|敌进我退,敌驻我扰,敌疲我打,敌退我追[di2 jin4 wo3 tui4 , di2 zhu4 wo3 rao3 , di2 pi2 wo3 da3 , di2 tui4 wo3 zhui1] when the enemy advances we retreat; when the enemy makes camp we harass; when the enemy is exhausted we fight; and when the enemy retreats we pursue
special technique / trick of the trade / knack
the key trick / the secret of success
to part forever / eternal parting (i.e. death)

Sentences with 诀

诀 currently does not appear in any sentence.