Pinyin "tian2"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "tian2" is split up into two parts: "ti" and "an2". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.

Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "ti"

Ti is for Mother Teresa.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "an2"

In the anthill's kitchen.

Characters pronounced tian2

field / farm / CL:片[pian4]

= + : Mother Teresa (ti) wants to plant a field of crosses (田) just inside the anthill's kitchen (an2). She ordered a wooden box (囗) with crosses (十) inside and puts them up one by one.
surname Tian
sweet

= + : In the anthill's kitchen (an2), mother Theresa (ti) and the cow (甘) lick each other with their tongues (舌) and find that they are super sweet (甜).
to fill or stuff / (of a form etc) to fill in

= + : Mother Teresa (ti) is fed up with the lack of earth (土) on this planet. In the anthill's kitchen (an2) she is filling (填) earth (土) into a replicator (真) to accumulate earth until there is enough for everyone.
used in Japanese names with phonetic value hatake, bata etc / dry field (i.e. not paddy field)
quiet / calm / tranquil / peaceful
to cultivate / to hunt
fill up / rumbling sound
(dialect) money / coin
to cultivate (land) / to hunt
(literary) smoothly flowing, placid (water)
variant of 填[tian2]
turbulent
cave / hole
old variant of 甜[tian2]
fill in
sugar beet