史

shi

history; record

a hand is holding a pen to record stories for history 

吏

li

official, clerk

decoration [symbol] + brush in hand/history (shi)

a hand writing with a decorated pen belongs to a 

high-ranking official or clerk

使

shi

to make, to cause, to use, to employ,

to send

person (ren) + official (li)

a high-official can employ a subordinate and use him to cause historical changes or to send tens of letters 

更

geng

more

horizontal stroke (symbol) + 

horizontal stroke (symbol) + official/clerk (yue)

this is twice (- & -) more official history   

便

bian

convenient 

person (ren) + more (geng)

it would be convenient if more people would read the official history