Pinyin "yan4"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "yan4" is split up into two parts: "y" and "an4". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.

Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "y"

Y is for Maud Younger.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "an4"

In the anthill's bathroom.

Characters pronounced yan4

彦

彥

yàn = y + an4

accomplished / elegant

彦 = 产 + 彡 : Mnemonic symbol: 韩彦直 han2 yan4zhi2, a song dynasty botanist.

Maud Younger (y) put on a fake Santa Claus beard (彡) to go and see Han Yanzhi (彦) work in the anthill's bathroom (an4). Han Yanzhi is preparing his beautiful and accomplished (彦) plants on an assembly belt (产). As Maud comes close to the assembly belt her fake beard is caught by a cogwheel, making the assembly belt shake wildly and throwing off all the plants.

验

騐

yàn = y + an4

variant of 驗|验[yan4]

验 = 佥 + 马 : Maud Younger (y) took a pregnancy test (验) In anthill's bathroom (an4) and she's pregnant indeed, she just doesn't know if the father is 傅佥 (佥) or the unicorn (马). She called both to come over and plans to do a test series (验) to see who would be the better father.

验

驗

yàn = y + an4

to examine / to test / to check

艳

艷

yàn = y + an4

colorful / splendid / gaudy / amorous / romantic / to envy

艳 = 丰 + 色 : The glamorous (艳) Maud Younger (y) challenges you for a dice game (色) in the anthill's bathroom (an4). If you win, you can follow her into her romantic (艳) golden cage (丰), but if you loose, you have to follow her into her romantic (艳) golden cage (丰).

艳

豓

yàn = y + an4

old variant of 豔|艳[yan4]

艳

艶

yàn = y + an4

variant of 艷|艳[yan4]

艳

豔

yàn = y + an4

variant of 艷|艳[yan4]

厌

厭

yàn = y + an4

(bound form) to loathe; to be fed up with / (literary) to satiate; to satisfy

厌 = 厂 + 犬 : While eating her favourite chocolate Maud Younger (y) enters the anthill's bathroom (an4) and finds the Saint Bernhard dog (犬) chilling out in the chocolate factory (厂), leaving his hair everywhere, especially in the chocolate. Suddenly Maud Younger realizes that this is the dark secret of the furry taste of her favourite chocolate and is terribly disgusted (厌).

妟

yàn = y + an4

bright and clear sunrise

妟 = 日 + 女 : Bessie Coleman (女) and Maud Younger (y) are watching the sun (日) during a bright and clear sunrise (妟) in the anthill's bathroom (an4).

宴

yàn = y + an4

(bound form) feast / repose

宴 = 妟 + 宀 : The sun (妟) graduated and invites her good friends Bessie Coleman (妟) and Maud Younger (y) into the anthill's bathroom (an4) to a brunch during a bright and clear sunrise (妟). She's wearing her graduation cap (宀) all the time and doesn't take it off even once.

宴

醼

yàn = y + an4

variant of 宴[yan4]

燕

yàn = y + an4

swallow (family Hirundinidae) / old variant of 宴[yan4]

燕 = 北 + 口 + 廿 + 灬 : Maud Younger (y) put a swallow (燕) on a grill (灬) in the anthill's bathroom (an4), but before she did that she oriented the grill towards east using a compass rose (北). She also put a mandarin (口) in the swallow's mouth. Later she'll put the swallow in a flower pot (廿) when it is done.

燕

鷰

yàn = y + an4

variant of 燕[yan4]

焰

yàn = y + an4

flame

焰 = 火 + 臽 : Maud Younger (y) sets up a pitfall (臽) in the anthill's bathroom (an4). She arranges a few chemicals so that should a person fall into the trap, the chemicals will ignite a terrible fire (火) with a blue flame (焰).

焰

燄

yàn = y + an4

variant of 焰[yan4]