Left: word 言, right: repel/refuse 斥 (As the axe 斤 has a notch 丶, I reject it.)
Mnemonic
Use words to repell sth. in a accusation or court trial. - OR: The words 言 that he would have hit a notch 丶 in the axe 斤 are the accuse in the accusation.
In many languages (such as French), short strokes are used above the letters to express an emphasis. This stroke 丶 is used in the mnemonics accordingly.
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