Pinyin "pang4"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "pang4" is split up into two parts: "p" and "ang4". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.

Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "p"

P is for Pinocchio.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "ang4"

In the anglepod's bathroom.

Characters pronounced pang4

胖
pàng = p + ang4
fat / plump
胖 = 半 + 月 : King Solomon (半) and Pinocchio (p) are bragging about how fat (胖) they are in the anglepod's bathroom (ang4). To support their claim they each secretly stuffed a small moon (月) under their shirts.