取款机
qǔ kuǎn jī · HSK 6
ATM
🏧💵 取款机 = withdraw + funds + machine — the cash-fetching machine
机 (jī) is the same machine radical in 飞机 (airplane) and 手机 (phone). 取 means withdraw, 款 means funds — literally withdraw-funds-machine.
取 — ear 耳 + hand 又
取 originally depicted a hand (又) grasping an ear (耳), referencing the ancient practice of soldiers cutting off enemies' left ears as proof of kills to claim rewards. The meaning broadened from 'seize/take by force' to the general sense of 'take, get, obtain' used today.