Pinyin initial: "n"

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

Mnemonics for n

N is for Napoleon.

Characters with n

Right-falling stroke

Mnemonic symbol: this one looks like a finger.

Napoleon (n) is giving you the finger (㇏) in the ashram's bathroom (a4).
south

= + + + : Napoleon and the mean crocodile met in the anthill's kitchen to discuss a secret plan. The mean crocodile found a map which leads to a treasure of dried fruits. Napoleon and the mean crocodile agree to follow the map and claim the dried fruits, but each of them has his own secret agenda: Napoleon wants to claim the land and put up his big cross, and the crocodile just wants to relax under a palm tree.

= + + + : Mnemonic symbol: a palm tree (palms are only found in the south)
surname Nan
surname Neng
can / to be able to / might possibly / ability / (physics) energy

= + + : Napoleon and the moon are fighting over who's the real Napoleon in the engine's kitchen. They both wield a ladle each. During the battle, Napoleon destroys the moon's fake nose, while the moon dents Napoleon's bicorne hat.

= + + : Mnemonic symbol: bicorne hat.
male / Baron, lowest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]

= + : Mnemonic symbol: a mankini.

Napoleon (n) is taking part in the iron-man contest. In the anthill's kitchen (an2) he has to rob through a muddy field (田) as fast as possible while wearing a mankini (男). He has to reach a power button (力) located at the other end of the field and push it as fast as possible to qualify for the next round.
that / those / then (in that case) / commonly pr. [nei4] before a classifier, esp. in Beijing

= + + : The emperor is wielding a sword with a capacitance, because it's electrical. So in other characters this will be a laser sword.

= + + : Napoleon is practising with his laser sword in the ashram's bathroom, in the case that he will be released from this prison. Then he'll be ready to take on the world.
variant of 哪[na3]
surname Na
to hold / to seize / to catch / to apprehend / to take / (used in the same way as 把[ba3]: to mark the following noun as a direct object)

= + : In the ashram's kitchen, Napoleon sees something flying towards him and instinctively catches it with his baseball glove. He realizes too late that what he holds in his hand is a tub of glue which ruined his glove.
old variant of 拿[na2]

= + : In the ashram's kitchen, Napoleon sees something flying towards him and instinctively catches it with his baseball glove. He realizes too late that what he holds in his hand is a tub of glue which ruined his glove.
variant of 拿[na2]

= + : In the ashram's kitchen, Napoleon sees something flying towards him and instinctively catches it with his baseball glove. He realizes too late that what he holds in his hand is a tub of glue which ruined his glove.
inside / inner / internal / within / interior

= + : Mnemonic symbol: A CT scanner to see inside of someone.

= + : Napoleon just can't find his stapler and suspects that Neanderthal Man has eaten it. Not thinking twice he orders Neanderthal Man to enter his CT scanner in the Eiffel Tower's bathroom, finding his stapler in Neanderthal Man's stomach.
sick / sickness / Kang Xi radical 104 / also pr. [chuang2]

= + 广 : Napoleon started a war, and his first act is to parachute into the elevator's bathroom, wearing his military beret and all. He's lucky to have landed in the bathroom because unfortunately he's sick, with a colorful rash all about his skin and the urge to puke.
used in 哪吒[Ne2 zha1] / Taiwan pr. [nuo2]
which? (interrogative, followed by classifier or numeral-classifier)
how / which

= + : Napoleon is locked into the ashram. He holds a mandarin like Hamlet held that skull and asks himself: "By my holy laser sword, how can I escape this dreadful place?"
na = n + a5
(emphatic sentence-final particle, used instead of 啊[a5] after a word ending in "n")
difficult (to...) / problem / difficulty / difficult / not good

= + : Mnemonic symbol: a video game which is almost impossible to beat.

= + : Just inside the anthill's kitchen, Napoleon and a sparrow are trying to beat an insanely difficult video game. After playing and failing all day long Napoleon finally loses his temper and crashes the game wearing two boxing gloves.
disaster / distress / to scold