Jonathan D Spence (1936-), distinguished British US historian of China, author of The Search for Modern China 追尋現代中國|追寻现代中国[Zhui1 xun2 Xian4 dai4 Zhong1 guo2]
history / annals / title of an official historian in ancient China
史
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口
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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.
景
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京
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Mnemonic symbol: bonsai tree, 盆景 (pen2jing3), "landscape in a pot".
Joan of Arc's new hobby is to grow bonsai trees inside of the engine. She even performs a magical ritual to summon the sun, so that the bonsai can grow in its light. The sun is pretty annoyed as she just got up and only wears underpants, yet she already has to work.
(bound form) scenery / circumstance / situation / scene (of a play) / (literary) sunlight
景
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京
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Mnemonic symbol: bonsai tree, 盆景 (pen2jing3), "landscape in a pot".
Joan of Arc's new hobby is to grow bonsai trees inside of the engine. She even performs a magical ritual to summon the sun, so that the bonsai can grow in its light. The sun is pretty annoyed as she just got up and only wears underpants, yet she already has to work.
to move / to shift / to change (a position or location etc) / to promote
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辶
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The Queen of Hearst (qi) prepares to move (迁) into a new home (迁) in front of the anthill (an1). She is wearing gladiator sandals (辶) and carrying a kilo (千).