Jinzhou county-level city in Hebei / Jin Prefecture, established under the Northern Wei dynasty, centered on present-day Linfen 臨汾市|临汾市[Lin2 fen2 shi4] in Shanxi
surname Jin / the Jin Dynasties (265-420) / Western Jin 西晉|西晋[Xi1 Jin4] (265-316), Eastern Jin 東晉|东晋[Dong1 Jin4] (317-420) and Later Jin Dynasty (936-946) / short name for Shanxi province 山西[Shan1 xi1]
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Joan of Arc (ji) serves the sun (日) mapo doufu (亚) in the encampment's bathroom ((e)n4). The doufu gets extra crispy as the sun puts it into her mouth, and because it is very tasty, Joan of Arc gets a promotion (晋).
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Joan of Arc (ji) serves the sun (日) mapo doufu (亚) in the encampment's bathroom ((e)n4). The doufu gets extra crispy as the sun puts it into her mouth, and because it is very tasty, Joan of Arc gets a promotion (晋).
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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.