Pinyin "jiong3"
In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "jiong3" is split up into two parts: "ju" 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 "ju"
Ju is for Zeus.
Mnemonics for Pinyin final "(e)ng3"
In the engine's living room.
Characters pronounced jiong3
velvetleaf (Abutilon avicennae), plant of the jute family / bright
冏
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冂
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八
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口
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Inside of the engine, Zeus is looking for the velvetleaf plant. He even has a map where it should be, but he can't find a single one. Frustrated he sits down on these funny round black stones, eats a mandarin and studies the map again. He doesn't realize that the black rocks are eight-balls, and that they have crushed the unhappy velvetleaf plants.
(archaic) light, bright (variant of 冏[jiong3]) / (since c. 2005) (slang) emoticon signifying embarrassment, shock, helplessness etc