Pinyin "zong1"
In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "zong1" is split up into two parts: "zu" and "(e)ng1". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.
Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "zu"
Zu is for Zapatista Zebra.
Mnemonics for Pinyin final "(e)ng1"
In front of the engine.
Characters pronounced zong1
school / sect / purpose / model / ancestor / clan / to take as one's model (in academic or artistic work) / classifier for batches, items, cases (medical or legal), reservoirs
to sum up / to put together / Taiwan pr. [zong4]
综
=
宗
+
纟
:
In front of the engine ((e)ng1) Zapatista Zebra (zu) is working hard on putting together (综) a live silk worm (纟). He already has a model silk worm standing on a table next to his blackboard (宗), on which he sums up (综) all the protein folds he would need to synthesize (综) the silk worm.
variant of 棕[zong1]
palm / palm fiber / coir (coconut fiber) / brown