Pinyin "ning2"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "ning2" is split up into two parts: "ni" and "(e)ng2". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.

Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "ni"

Ni is for Mistress of Upper and Lower Egypt Nefertiti.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "(e)ng2"

In the engine's kitchen.

Characters pronounced ning2

peaceful / to pacify / to visit (one's parents etc)

= + : Mnemonic symbol: 列宁, Vladimir Ilyich Lenin.

Vladimir Lenin (宁) enters engine's kitchen ((e)ng2) when Nefertiti (ni) is preparing dinner. Nefertiti thinks Lenin wants to start a revolution, so she immediately tries to throw him out, but Lenin tells her he wants to remain peaceful (宁) and learn how to cook. As sign of humility he even takes his graduation cap (宀) and nails (丁) it to the wall.
abbr. for Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 寧夏回族自治區|宁夏回族自治区[Ning2 xia4 Hui2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 qu1] / abbr. for Nanjing 南京[Nan2 jing1] / surname Ning

= + : Mnemonic symbol: 列宁, Vladimir Ilyich Lenin.

Vladimir Lenin (宁) enters engine's kitchen ((e)ng2) when Nefertiti (ni) is preparing dinner. Nefertiti thinks Lenin wants to start a revolution, so she immediately tries to throw him out, but Lenin tells her he wants to remain peaceful (宁) and learn how to cook. As sign of humility he even takes his graduation cap (宀) and nails (丁) it to the wall.
variant of 寧|宁[ning2]

= + : Mnemonic symbol: 列宁, Vladimir Ilyich Lenin.

Vladimir Lenin (宁) enters engine's kitchen ((e)ng2) when Nefertiti (ni) is preparing dinner. Nefertiti thinks Lenin wants to start a revolution, so she immediately tries to throw him out, but Lenin tells her he wants to remain peaceful (宁) and learn how to cook. As sign of humility he even takes his graduation cap (宀) and nails (丁) it to the wall.
to congeal / to concentrate attention / to stare

= + : Someone ate one of Nefertiti's (ni) popsicles (冫) and now she rounded up her suspects (疑) in the engine's kitchen ((e)ng2). To make things easier she congregated (凝) the suspects into a sticky mess using the rest of her popsicles.
to pinch / wring

= + : Lenin (宁) is pinching (拧) Nefertiti's (ni) ass with a toy claw (扌) in the engine's kitchen ((e)ng2).
(used as a bound form in 薴烯|苧烯[ning2 xi1], limonene) / tangled / in disarray
fierce-looking
to enjoin
weak / wearied / in distress
old variant of 甯|宁[ning2]
see 耵聹|耵聍, earwax / cerumen