钦
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欠
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钅
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The Queen of Hearts (qi) supported the emperor in his last war. In front of the encampment ((e)n1) she receives a package by the emperor himself (钦). It contains a golden harpoon (钅) as a present and sign of his admiration (钦) for her fighting skills. He also sent an IOU note (欠) to show that in return he will help the Queen of Hearts should she be in trouble.
to respect / to admire / to venerate / by the emperor himself
钦
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欠
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钅
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The Queen of Hearts (qi) supported the emperor in his last war. In front of the encampment ((e)n1) she receives a package by the emperor himself (钦). It contains a golden harpoon (钅) as a present and sign of his admiration (钦) for her fighting skills. He also sent an IOU note (欠) to show that in return he will help the Queen of Hearts should she be in trouble.
prefecture / (old) province / (old) administrative division / state (e.g. of US) / oblast (Russia) / canton (Switzerland)
州
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丶
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丷
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川
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Mnemonic symbol: the red cotton tree, as it is the official flower of 广州 (Guangzhou). A new river (川) formed spontaneously in front of the outhouse (ou1), and James II of England (zh) was barely able to climb on a red cotton tree (州). Other animals are happy about this development: a mean crocodile (丷) is floating on a petal leaf (丶) towards the red cotton tree.
Sherlock Holmes (sh) started a supermarket (市) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4), but all he has for sale right now are berets (亠) and towels (巾). He should have opened it at the beach!