Pinyin "deng1"
In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "deng1" is split up into two parts: "d" 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 "d"
D is for Don Quixote.
Mnemonics for Pinyin final "(e)ng1"
In front of the engine.
Characters pronounced deng1
lamp / light / lantern / CL:盞|盏[zhan3]
to scale (a height) / to ascend / to mount / to publish or record / to enter (e.g. in a register) / to press down with the foot / to step or tread on / to put on (shoes or trousers) (dialect) / to be gathered and taken to the threshing ground (old)
登
=
癶
+
豆
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To finance his adventures, Don Quixote (d) signed a sponsorship contract with a famous company producing canned beans (豆). In front of the engine ((e)ng1) he is scaling (登) a mountain of canned beans while wearing sexy nylons (癶). The character 登 depicts Don Quixote's legs (in nylons) standing on the mountain of canned beans.