国
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囗
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玉
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Mnemonic symbol: a nation's flag. Let's say the Chinese flag.
In the observatory's kitchen (o2) Gitta Giraffe (gu) is practising her ballet performance. She got a whole crate (囗) full of jade bracelets (玉) and flags (国) and fixed one flag to each jade bracelet. This makes a perfect combination for throwing the ring with the flag waving behind it and catching the ring again after a few pirouettes.
mark / sign / label / to mark with a symbol, label, lettering etc / to bear (a brand name, registration number etc) / prize / award / bid / target / quota / (old) the topmost branches of a tree / visible symptom / classifier for military units
标
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木
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示
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标 is a part of 标志, the word for "logo", like the one with the famous puma.
Brunhilde (bi) saved herself from a puma (标) by climbing on the Christmas tree (木) in front of the aorta (ao1). She tries to keep the puma form climbing the tree by fending it off with a guidon (示).