Pinyin "xian2"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "xian2" is split up into two parts: "xi" 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 "xi"

Xi is for Marie Curie.
Alternative mnemonic for xi: Xi Shi (西施), one of the renowned Four Beauties of ancient China.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "an2"

In the anthill's kitchen.

Characters pronounced xian2

all / everyone / each / widespread / harmonious
salted / salty / stingy / miserly

= 𠮛 + : Marie Curie decided to go into retreat in the anthill's kitchen, so she blocked the entrance from the inside with her fifth wheel RV. She spent a lot of time on refining a new recipe for radioactive salt, which she finally writes down on a long scroll.
surname Xian
enclosure / (variant of 閒|闲[xian2]) idle / unoccupied / leisure

= + : In her free time (闲) Marie Curie (xi) likes to sit in the anthill's kitchen (an2) to watch her trap door (门). She installed it right under a Christmas tree (木) so whenever someone puts a present under the Christmas tree, shortly afterwards it will fall through the trap door in Marie's secret chamber.
idle / unoccupied / leisure

= + : In her free time (闲) Marie Curie (xi) likes to sit in the anthill's kitchen (an2) to watch her trap door (门). She installed it right under a Christmas tree (木) so whenever someone puts a present under the Christmas tree, shortly afterwards it will fall through the trap door in Marie's secret chamber.
to dislike / suspicion / resentment / enmity / abbr. for 嫌犯[xian2 fan4], criminal suspect

= + : Marie Curie (xi) wants to find out who ate her cookies in the anthill's kitchen (an2). She rounds up Bessie Coleman (女) as her suspect (嫌). Bessie hopes to confuse Marie by hiring a double (兼) which stands next to her as the mug shots are taken.
bow string / string of musical instrument / watchspring / chord (segment of curve) / hypotenuse / CL:根[gen1]

= + : Marie Curie (xi) is getting trapped by black lava (玄) in the anthill's kitchen (an2) and all she has is a composite bow (弓). She plucks the string (弦) of her bow so that the chord (弦) resonates with the lava, causing it to stop its flow.
worthy or virtuous person / honorific used for a person of the same or a younger generation

= + : Just inside the anthill's kitchen (an2) Marie Curie (xi) is listening to a broadcast in the radio (肾) about how awesome and honorific (贤) crabs (贝) are. A crab is standing nearby and is very proud to be admired by Marie Curie.
variant of 銜|衔[xian2]
bit (of a bridle) / to hold in the mouth / to harbor (feelings) / to link / to accept / rank / title

= + : When Marie Curie (xi) goes to war she always puts on her seven-league boots (行) in the anthill's kitchen (an2), puts her golden harpoon (钅) into her mouth like the bit of a bridle (衔) and gets going. For being so fast at the battle field she has been awarded a very high rank (衔) and a special title (衔).
variant of 銜|衔[xian2]
variant of 涎[xian2]
elegant / refined / to be skilled at
side of a ship or an aircraft
variant of 弦 / bow string / string of musical instrument / watch spring / chord (straight line joining two points on a curve) / hypotenuse