Pinyin "yong3"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "yong3" is split up into two parts: "yu" and "(e)ng3". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.

Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "yu"

Yu is for Yu the Great who tamed the floods.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "(e)ng3"

In the engine's living room.

Characters pronounced yong3

forever / always / perpetual

= + : Mnemonic symbol: as the advertisements tell us, diamonds are forever. I'll represent 永 with a diamond ring.

= + : Yu the Great just got the most romantic proposal ever! In engine, somebody prepared a water fountain and had a diamond ring floating on a petal leaf float over to her. Unfortunately Yu the Great doesn't know who the ring is from, as her lover drowned in the water fountain earlier that day.
path screened by walls on both sides

= + : Mnemonic symbol: The path screened by walls to both sides could be the grave of Marquis Yi of Zeng. In his grave, a massive set of 64 bianzhong bells was found, of which 45 were 甬钟 bells. Thus, I'm going to represent 甬 by one of these yongzhong bells.

= + : Inside of the engine, Yu the Great wanted to learn how to box. She made the right choice to wear boxing gloves, but as she had no punchbag she used a 甬钟. Like a boss she entered the ring through a path screened by walls on both sides. Unfortunately after her first punch she already had to use the first aid kit, because the bell was way too hard.
Yong River 甬江[Yong3 Jiang1] in Ningbo 寧波|宁波[Ning2 bo1] / short name for Ningbo
swimming / to swim

= + : Yu the Great (yu) is swimming (泳) through a sea of diamond rings (永) inside of the engine ((e)ng3). It is very exhausting, so she often has to take sips from her water bottle (氵).
brave

= + : Yu the Great (yu) has to show her courage (勇) inside of the engine ((e)ng3). While standing next to a yongzhong bell (甬) she'll push its power button (力) for a dare.
to bubble up / to rush forth

= + : Yu the Great (yu) is playing a game inside of the engine ((e)ng3). She is submerging bottles of air (氵) under a Yongzhong bell (甬), which is under water. As she turns over the bell after accumulating a lot of air, many bubbles rush forth (涌).
variant of 湧|涌[yong3]

= + : Yu the Great (yu) is playing a game inside of the engine ((e)ng3). She is submerging bottles of air (氵) under a Yongzhong bell (甬), which is under water. As she turns over the bell after accumulating a lot of air, many bubbles rush forth (涌).
to sing
leap

= + : Wearing cowboy boots (⻊) Yu the Great (yu) is leaping (踊) over a yongzhong bell (甬) in the middle of the engine ((e)ng3).
leap

= + : Wearing cowboy boots (⻊) Yu the Great (yu) is leaping (踊) over a yongzhong bell (甬) in the middle of the engine ((e)ng3).
wooden figures buried with the dead
chrysalis / pupa
old variant of 恿[yong3]
old variant of 恿[yong3]
to urge / to incite
raised path
(archaic) a kind of tree whose timber was used to make ceremonial tablets 笏[hu4]