Pinyin initial: "m"

The Pinyin initial "m" is used in the first half of Pinyin syllables. In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, "m" 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 "m" can appear in.

Mnemonics for m

M is for Mahatma Gandhi.

Characters with m

厶
mǒu = m + ou3
old variant of 某[mou3]
万
mò = m + o4
used in 万俟[Mo4 qi2]
马
馬
mǎ = m + a3
horse / CL:匹[pi3] / horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess / knight in Western chess
马 = ㇖ + ㇉ + 一 : A beautiful unicorn rides on top of Mahatma Gandhi in the ashram.
马
馬
mǎ = m + a3
surname Ma / abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4]
门
門
mén = m + (e)n2
gate / door / CL:扇[shan4] / gateway / doorway / CL:個|个[ge4] / opening / valve / switch / way to do something / knack / family / house / (religious) sect / school (of thought) / class / category / phylum or division (taxonomy) / classifier for large guns / classifier for lessons, subjects, branches of technology / (suffix) -gate (i.e. scandal; derived from Watergate)
Mahatma Gandhi wants his revenge on the Chinese emperor! Like a spider he sits in the upper left corner of the encampment's kitchen, ready to strike with the trap door he installed in the floor.
门
門
mén = m + (e)n2
surname Men
们
們
men = m + (e)n5
plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
们 = 亻 + 门 : Rosa Luxemburg and Mahatma Gandhi are fighting on top of the Erechtheion. Rosa thinks it will be an easy win, but she didn't see the trap door in the floor yet.
没
沒
méi = m + ei2
(negative prefix for verbs) have not; not
没
沒
méi = m + ei2
(negative prefix for verbs) / have not / not
没 = 殳 + 氵 : Mahatma Gandhi is being carried out of the Eiffel Tower, and he just passed the entrance. He is not allowed to enter, because he has no money. He begs to be allowed to enter and tries to trade a bottle of water and a halberd for a ticket.
没
沒
mò = m + o4
drowned / to end / to die / to inundate
么
麽
me = m + e5
variant of 麼|么[me5]
么 = 丿 + 厶 : Mahatma Gandhi wears a fake nose and wants to eat a banana on top of the elevator, but it's actually very hard to eat a banana when you're wearing a fake nose.
么
麼
ma = m + a5
interrogative final particle
么
麼
me = m + e5
suffix, used to form interrogative 什麼|什么[shen2 me5], what?, indefinite 這麼|这么[zhe4 me5] thus, etc
么 = 丿 + 厶 : Mahatma Gandhi wears a fake nose and wants to eat a banana on top of the elevator, but it's actually very hard to eat a banana when you're wearing a fake nose.
么
麼
má = m + a2
exclamatory final particle
忙
máng = m + ang2
busy / hurriedly / to hurry / to rush
忙 = 亡 + 忄 : Mahatma Gandhi is in a hurry just inside the anglepod's kitchen. He stole a golden flail from the inner chambers of the anglepod and now flees the monsters and ghosts that are chasing him. Rushing through the entrance with the flail flinging around, Mahatma Gandhi accidentally knocks over a tombstone with the flail and wakes even more ghosts.
买
買
mǎi = m + ai3
to buy / to purchase
买 = ㇖ + 头 : Mahatma Gandhi visits the airplane. He sees a neat skull and a nice sickle, and he asks for the price, because he wants to buy them both.
吗
嗎
ma = m + a5
(question particle for "yes-no" questions)
吗 = 口 + 马 : On the ashram, Mahatma Gandhi asks the unicorn if he can eat its mandarin.
吗
嗎
má = m + a2
(coll.) what?
吗
嗎
mǎ = m + a3
used in 嗎啡|吗啡[ma3 fei1]
妈
媽
ma̅ = m + a1
ma / mom / mother
妈 = 女 + 马 : The unicorn told his kids Bessy Coleman and Mahatma Gandhi that he will finally reveal to them who their real mother is. In front of the ashram, they meet their mom for a first time, and realize that she is a centaur.