Pinyin "yin1"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "yin1" is split up into two parts: "y" and "(e)n1". 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 "(e)n1"

In front of the encampment.

Characters pronounced yin1

因

yi̅n = y + (e)n1

cause / reason / because

因 = 囗 + 大 : Mnemonic symbol: the close reasoner René Descartes.

因 = 囗 + 大 : In front of the encampment, René Descartes, Maud Younger and a robot a starting a big rave. The robot sits inside a big box and is the master of ceremony, while René and Maud are dancing on the square. They started this rave to collect money for a good cause.

因

囙

yi̅n = y + (e)n1

old variant of 因[yin1]

音

yi̅n = y + (e)n1

sound / noise / note (of musical scale) / tone / news / syllable / reading (phonetic value of a character)

音 = 日 + 立 : Mnemonic symbol: a loudspeaker.

音 = 日 + 立 : Maud Younger and the Sun opened a pop-up store in front of the encampment. They sell vases and advertise them using loudspeakers, playing loud music and dancing to it.

阴

陰

yi̅n = y + (e)n1

surname Yin

阴 = 月 + 阝 : Maud Younger (y) and the pope (阝) are out for a walk in front of the encampment ((e)n1). They are surprised that it is so dark and think that it must be quite cloudy (阴), but it is just the moon (月) which is floating above them and shielding off the sun.

阴

陰

yi̅n = y + (e)n1

overcast (weather) / cloudy / shady / Yin (the negative principle of Yin and Yang) / negative (electric.) / feminine / moon / implicit / hidden / genitalia