籍 family register

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BETA

竹 (bamboo) + 木 (tree) + 昔 (long ago) (Same-ON)

ONYOMI: SEKI

The tree radical has an extra line in it, which I assume makes it the King Tree for being so bad-ass.
Thus;
The bamboo, though humble, is descended directly from the King Tree, since long ago. And it has the family register to prove it!

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JUKUGO:

戸籍 ( こせき ): family register - what Japanese use instead of a social security number for the purpose of verifying their identity. (FP)
戸 (door) + 籍 (family register) = 戸籍 (family register)
国籍 ( こくせき ): citizenship
国 (country) + 籍 (family register) = 国籍 (citizenship)

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入籍 ( にゅうせき ): to have your name entered in the koseki (family register) (F)
入 (put/go in) + 籍 (family register) = 入籍 (enter in the koseki)

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LOOKALIKES:

	Meaning	Hint	Radical
範	standard / the best way to do	CAR	車
籍	family register	OLD	昔

CARS are a standard way to move,

But you gotta have an OLD family registry, your citizenship to prove.