Pinyin "xin1"
In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "xin1" is split up into two parts: "xi" 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 "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 "(e)n1"
In front of the encampment.
Characters pronounced xin1
abbr. for Xinjiang 新疆[Xin1 jiang1] or Singapore 新加坡[Xin1 jia1 po1] / surname Xin
(of taste) hot or pungent / hard / laborious / suffering / eighth in order / eighth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1] / letter "H" or Roman "VIII" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / ancient Chinese compass point: 285° / octa
辛
=
十
+
立
:
Marie Curie (xi) is preparing for the winter by making kimchi (辛) in front of the encampment ((e)n1). She is drying the vegetables by hanging them on crosses (十) and puts the finished kimchi into vases (立). She has been working very hard (辛) and in the end the filled eight (辛) vases with pungent hot (辛) kimchi.
surname Xin
辛
=
十
+
立
:
Marie Curie (xi) is preparing for the winter by making kimchi (辛) in front of the encampment ((e)n1). She is drying the vegetables by hanging them on crosses (十) and puts the finished kimchi into vases (立). She has been working very hard (辛) and in the end the filled eight (辛) vases with pungent hot (辛) kimchi.
happy
欣
=
斤
+
欠
:
It's Marie Curie's (xi) birthday and someone sings her happy (欣) birthday in front of the encampment ((e)n1). The person gives Marie Curie a barbell (斤) as her birthday present, which makes Marie very happy (欣). The person attached an IOU note (欠) to the barbell though; Marie will have to pay for the barbell eventually.
fuel / salary
薪
=
艹
+
新
:
Marie Curie (xi) received her salary (薪) in front of the encampment ((e)n1) which consists of a set of completely new (新) sheets of artificial lawn (艹). Unfortunately they catch fire and prove to be the ideal fuel (薪) for a quickly burning fire: the artificial lawn is burning down within seconds.