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Gitta Giraffe (gu) just borrowed some folders (官) from the small library (馆; from 图书馆) inside of the anthill (an3). She is very annoyed to find that the folders have been messed up with Chinese crullers (饣).
building / shop / term for certain service establishments / embassy or consulate / schoolroom (old) / CL:家[jia1]
馆
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官
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饣
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Gitta Giraffe (gu) just borrowed some folders (官) from the small library (馆; from 图书馆) inside of the anthill (an3). She is very annoyed to find that the folders have been messed up with Chinese crullers (饣).
government official / governmental / official / public / organ of the body / CL:個|个[ge4]
官
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Mnemonic symbol: to symbolize the bureaucracy involved in every governmental system I'll use a folder.
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Gitta Giraffe just graduated from anthill, and standing in front of it, still wearing her graduation cap, she's ready to assume her post as government official. She already has a folder under each arm and is wearing big safety glasses (be safe at work!).
Tongwen Guan, 19th century college that trained translators for China's diplomatic corps, established in Beijing in 1862 and absorbed by the Imperial University in 1902