Pinyin "jiang4"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "jiang4" is split up into two parts: "ji" and "ang4". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.

Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "ji"

Ji is for Joan of Arc.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "ang4"

In the anglepod's bathroom.

Characters pronounced jiang4

general / commander-in-chief (military) / king (chess piece) / to command / to lead

= + + : The chess king (将) is commanding (将) his bats (夕) to attack Joan of Arc (ji) with sawdust (丬) in the anglepod's bathroom (ang4) to punish her for her sins. He gives the command by showing the thumbs up (寸) sign.
(bound form) a general / (literary) to command; to lead / (Chinese chess) general (on the black side, equivalent to a king in Western chess)
stubborn / unyielding
variant of 強|强[jiang4]
old variant of 降[jiang4]

= + : Mnemonic symbol: 金星, the old fellow who descended twice from heaven to coax Sun Wukong to follow him to the heavenly court.

Some time ago Joan of Arc set up an antenna on top of the anglepod, but one day Jin Xing descended down from heaven to loudly complain about it. As he was walking in his high heels through the heavenly mists, he stumbled over the antenna and broke one of his high heels. He finds Joan of Arc in the anglepods bathroom, complains about the antenna and throws his broken high heel to her feet, before he finally ascends to the heavens again. Joan of Arc completely misunderstands the event and thinks that god sent her a messenger, assigning her her secret mission.
to drop / to fall / to come down / to descend

= + : Shortly after Jin Xing descended down from the heavens to visit Joan of Arc in the anglepod's bathroom, the Pope follows and descends from another heaven. He messes up the landing though and lands on Jin Xing, which in turn falls on the Joan of Arc.
thick paste of fermented soybean / marinated in soy paste / paste / jam

= + + : Joan of Arc (ji) spilled a bottle of soy sauce (酱) in the anglepod's bathroom (ang4). She quickly covers the mess with sawdust (丬), but there are already a few bats (夕) and roosters (酉) licking up the soy sauce.
craftsman
starch paste
purple-red
capital of the Jin State during the Spring and Autumn Period (770-475 BC)
Japanese variant of 醬|酱[jiang4]