Pinyin "geng3"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "geng3" is split up into two parts: "g" 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 "g"

G is for Guy Fawkes.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "(e)ng3"

In the engine's living room.

Characters pronounced geng3

(literary) bright; brilliant / honest; upright
surname Geng
bright / honest / upright
branch / stem / stalk / CL:根[gen1] / to block / to hinder / (neologism that evolved from 哏[gen2], initially in Taiwan, during the first decade of the 21st century) memorable creative idea (joke, catchphrase, meme, neologism, witty remark etc) / prominent feature of a creative work (punchline of a joke, trope in a drama, special ingredient in a dish, riff in a pop song etc)
strip of high ground / low earth dyke separating fields

= + : A snake who ate an elephant (更) found Guy Fawkes (g) hideout in the engine ((e)ng3). To catch her Guy Fawkes quickly piles up earth (土) to create a strip of high ground (埂) around the snake which it cannot pass because it just ate an elephant.
fierce dog
to choke with emotion / to choke on a piece of food
to choke on a piece of food
to choke on a piece of food / (literary) a fish bone lodged in one's throat
(literary) well rope (for drawing water)
rope / well-rope
(place name)