Pinyin initial: "f"

The Pinyin initial "f" is used in the first half of Pinyin syllables. In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, "f" belongs to the group of Pinyin initials which are represented in mnemonics by men. You can visit the Pinyin index to see all Pinyin syllables from this mnemonic group, or to see all Pinyin syllables "f" can appear in.

Mnemonics for f

F is for Frankenstein's Monster.

Characters with f

part / share / ingredient / component
to divide; to separate / to distribute; to allocate / to distinguish (good and bad) / (bound form) branch of (an organization); sub- (as in 分局[fen1 ju2]) / fraction / one tenth (of certain units) / unit of length equivalent to 0.33 cm / minute (unit of time) / minute (angular measurement unit) / a point (in sports or games) / 0.01 yuan (unit of money)

= + : Symbol for this character: A stopwatch (from the meaning "minute"). Frankenstein's monster participates in the annual championship of chopping eightballs in front of the encampment. Using a cleaver, he chops as many eightballs as he can in one minute.
surname Fang

= + : In front of the anglepod, Frankenstein's monster is creating a piece of art. He uses a square as a frame, in which he installs a petal leaf held in the frame by neurons.
square / power or involution (math.) / upright / honest / fair and square / direction / side / party (to a contract, dispute etc) / place / method / prescription (medicine) / just when / only or just / classifier for square things / abbr. for square or cubic meter

= + : In front of the anglepod, Frankenstein's monster is creating a piece of art. He uses a square as a frame, in which he installs a petal leaf held in the frame by neurons.
to put / to place / to release / to free / to let go / to let out / to set off (fireworks)

= + : In the anglepod's bathroom, Frankenstein's monster crushes a square to pieces using a sledgehammer. He puts the pieces into the toilet and releases them afterwards by flushing it.
to not be; not / wrong; incorrect / non-; un-; in-; de- / to reproach; to blame / (coll.) to insist on; simply must

= + 丿 + : Mnemonic symbol: a negative film (photography)

= + 丿 + : Frankenstein's monster made an effort to photograph the Eiffel Tower, but now his negative is a big mess. In front of the tower her set up a camera on a Cartesian coordinate system as a tripod, and he attached a banana and a dinosaur bone to the camera so that he can finely tune the angles. All was for naught as he now holds the messed up negative in his hands.
abbr. for 非洲[Fei1 zhou1], Africa
house / room / CL:間|间[jian1] / branch of an extended family / classifier for family members (or concubines)

= + : Frankenstein's monster inspects a suspicious house just inside the anglepod's kitchen. It's a gingerbread house, and the owner seems to be very interested in the weather: On top of it there is a square frame with a wooden swinging door attached to it, which seems to be a wind measurement apparatus.
surname Fang

= + : Frankenstein's monster inspects a suspicious house just inside the anglepod's kitchen. It's a gingerbread house, and the owner seems to be very interested in the weather: On top of it there is a square frame with a wooden swinging door attached to it, which seems to be a wind measurement apparatus.
"right open box" radical (Kangxi radical 22), occurring in 区, 医, 匹 etc

I'm just gonna represent this element by a metal box.

Frankenstein's Monster is really mad about not being able to open a metal box in front of the anglepod.
to fly

Looks like a hummingbird. Frankenstein's monster is being pecked by a hummingbird in front of the Eiffel Tower.

= 𠃧 + : looks like a rook holding a branch and a stick in its beak with its baby : the mother rook to its baby: “ if yu wanna fly, yu need to learn to jump first then I’ll give yu a TOW BOOST, or maybe I’m gonna gallop fast as a TOUR BUS, skip over obstacles then hurl yu from the top of a HILL, then yu’ll be able to help me pick branches and turn them into sticks to build yur nest.
abundant / plentiful / fertile / plump / great

= + : Mnemonic symbol: a luxurious golden cage.

Frankenstein's Monster has been locked into a golden cage in front of the engine. The golden cage is suspended from a dinosaur bone, which in turn is fixed to a coordinate system.
luxuriant / buxom / variant of 豐|丰[feng1] / variant of 風|风[feng1] / appearance / charm
surname Feng
contrary / in reverse / inside out or upside down / to reverse / to return / to oppose / opposite / against / anti- / to rebel / to use analogy / instead / abbr. for 反切[fan3 qie4] phonetic system

= + : A protester (mnemonic symbol for 反) makes a racket in the anthill's living room (an3). He's got a huge banana tree (⺁) with him and wants to protest against the exploitation of banana farm workers. Frankenstein's Monster (f) is annoyed by him and punches him with a boxing glove (又).
cooked rice / CL:碗[wan3] / meal / CL:頓|顿[dun4] / (loanword) fan / devotee

= + : In the anthill's bathroom (an4) the protester (反) is protesting against the eating of Chinese crullers (饣) because they are so unhealthy. He rather wants Frankenstein's Monster (f) to eat a healthy raw vegan salad (饭). Frankenstein's Monster is quite happy with his cruller and beats the protester with his cruller on the head to let him know that his suggestions are not welcome.
wind / news / style / custom / manner / CL:陣|阵[zhen4],絲|丝[si1]

= + : Frankenstein's Monster has to wait in front of the engine. Because the wind is blowing, he uses pliers to disassemble a small table and builds a shelter with the parts.
law / method / way / to emulate / (Buddhism) dharma / (abbr. for 法家[Fa3 jia1]) the Legalists / (physics) farad (abbr. for 法拉[fa3 la1])

= + : Mnemonic symbol: A lawyer's wig.

= + : Frankenstein's monster locked himself to a concrete barrel during a demonstration in the ashram, but now he's in a really unpleasant situation: the lawyer's wig he put on slipped on his face and his bottle of water rolled away, but he can't change any of it since he locked his arms into the concrete barrel.
France / French / abbr. for 法國|法国[Fa3 guo2] / Taiwan pr. [Fa4]

= + : Frankenstein's monster locked himself to a concrete barrel during a demonstration in the ashram, but now he's in a really unpleasant situation: the lawyer's wig he put on slipped on his face and his bottle of water rolled away, but he can't change any of it since he locked his arms into the concrete barrel.

= + : Mnemonic symbol: A lawyer's wig.
variant of 法[fa3]

= + : Frankenstein's monster locked himself to a concrete barrel during a demonstration in the ashram, but now he's in a really unpleasant situation: the lawyer's wig he put on slipped on his face and his bottle of water rolled away, but he can't change any of it since he locked his arms into the concrete barrel.

= + : Mnemonic symbol: A lawyer's wig.