签
=
⺮
+
佥
:
The Queen of Hearts (qi) and General Fu Qian (佥) reached an agreement in front of the anthill (an1). To finalize it they sign (签) their names in the sand using a bamboo stick (⺮).
name / noun (part of speech) / place (e.g. among winners) / famous / classifier for people
名
=
口
+
夕
:
Mnemonic symbol: a name badge (from 名牌).
Marilyn Monroe (mi) prepared a mandarin (口) for her bat (夕) in the engine's kitchen ((e)ng2) and put her little darling's name badge (名) in front of it.