紳

member of gentry

绅 = 申 + 纟 : Sherlock Holmes (sh) wants to become a member of the gentry (绅) and is reading a style guide (申) in front of the encampment ((e)n1). Unfortunately he doesn't quite get the book and subsequently dresses himself with live silk worms (纟).

紳 character breakdown

紳
- 申
  - 丨
  - 曰
    - 一
    - 囗
- 糹
  - 幺
    - 厶
  - 小
    - 亅
    - 八
      - 丿
      - ㇏

申

she̅n = sh + (e)n1

old name for Shanghai 上海[Shang4 hai3] / surname Shen

申

she̅n = sh + (e)n1

to extend / to state / to explain / 9th earthly branch: 3-5 p.m., 7th solar month (7th August-7th September), year of the Monkey / ancient Chinese compass point: 240°

申 = 丨 + 曰 : Mnemonic symbol: a textbook.

Sherlock Holmes (sh) uses a microphone (曰) and a dinosaur bone (丨) as pointer to explain (申) the history of the encampment to the audience standing in front of it ((e)n1). He likes to present himself as an expert, but he's a faker: All his explanations come from his textbook (申).