掣

chè = ch + e4

to pull / to draw / to pull back / to withdraw / to flash past

掣 character breakdown

掣
- 制
  - 刂
    - 丨
    - 亅
  - 巾
    - 丨
    - 冂
      - 丨
      - ㇆
        
        一
        
        亅
  - 牛
    - 十
      - 一
      - 丨
    - 𠂉
      - 一
      - 丿
- 手

制

zhì = zh + Ø4

system / to control / to regulate / variant of 製|制[zhi4]

手

shǒu = sh + ou3

hand / (formal) to hold / person engaged in certain types of work / person skilled in certain types of work / personal(ly) / convenient / classifier for skill / CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]

Mnemonic symbol: a baseball glove. Sherlock Holmes (sh) is trying out his new baseball glove (手) in the outhouse's living room (ou3).

制

製

zhì = zh + Ø4

to manufacture / to make

制 = 牛 + 巾 + 刂 : James II of England (zh) and the bull (牛) have to work in a sweatshop in the space station's bathroom (Ø4) where they manufacture (制) one printed circuit board (制) after the other. Their only tools are kitchen knives (刂) with which they carve the boards. They sweat a lot, so each of them has a towel (巾) wrapped around their neck.