授
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受
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扌
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Sherlock Holmes (sh) got a honorary professorship (授) position in the outhouse, but because his office has not been established yet, he has to teach (授) in the bathroom (ou4). He uses a stretcher (受) as blackboard and a toy claw (扌) to point at his notes on the stretcher.
bit (of a bridle) / to hold in the mouth / to harbor (feelings) / to link / to accept / rank / title
衔
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行
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钅
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When Marie Curie (xi) goes to war she always puts on her seven-league boots (行) in the anthill's kitchen (an2), puts her golden harpoon (钅) into her mouth like the bit of a bridle (衔) and gets going. For being so fast at the battle field she has been awarded a very high rank (衔) and a special title (衔).