history / annals / title of an official historian in ancient China
史
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For a mission in the space station (Ø3) Sherlock Holmes (sh) has to find out the history (史) of a mandarin (口), so with a pair of pliers (乂) he took to the space station he squeezes the mandarin like an orange.
government official / governmental / official / public / organ of the body / CL:個|个[ge4]
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宀
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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!).