书刊

书 = 丨 + ㇆ + 丶 : Sheldon Shrimp (shu) is enjoying a good book (书) in front of the space station (Ø1). Because he is lazy, he built a thingy to hold the pages in place with a dinosaur bone (丨) and two plows (㇆). He is laying very comfortable on a petal (丶) serving as sofa.

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刊

ka̅n = k + an1

to print / to publish / publication / periodical / to peel with a knife / to carve / to amend

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刊 = 刂 + 干 : Later in his life Karl Marx (k) turned more to the artsy side. He peeled (刊) dried fruits (干) with a kitchen knife (刂), squeezed the pulp into empty books and published (刊) them in front of the anthill (an1).

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刊

栞

ka̅n = k + an1

old variant of 刊[kan1] / to peel with a knife / to carve / to amend

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Add a new mnemonic for 栞 = 干 + 木

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