Pinyin "duan4"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "duan4" is split up into two parts: "du" and "an4". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.

Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "du"

Du is for Doggy Dog.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "an4"

In the anthill's bathroom.

Characters pronounced duan4

paragraph / section / segment / stage (of a process) / classifier for stories, periods of time, lengths of thread etc

= + + : Mnemonic symbol: a seven segment display, 七段数字.

Doggy Dog protects the chocolate factory in the anthill's bathroom with his halberd. The chocolate factory is well protected by a frame made of four coordinate systems. There is a large seven segment display which shows how many chocolate bars have been produced so far.
surname Duan

= + + : Mnemonic symbol: a seven segment display, 七段数字.

Doggy Dog protects the chocolate factory in the anthill's bathroom with his halberd. The chocolate factory is well protected by a frame made of four coordinate systems. There is a large seven segment display which shows how many chocolate bars have been produced so far.
to break / to snap / to cut off / to give up or abstain from sth / to judge / (usu. used in the negative) absolutely / definitely / decidedly

= + + : Doggy Dog is working out in the anthill's bathroom. He uses two big barbells, but they are not enough: He attached shovels to the barbells and sacks of rice on them. The load is too much though: Just as he is pushing the barbells up the shafts of the shovels snap.
to forge / to discipline / wrought

= + : Doggy Dog (du) is working out (锻) in the anthill's bathroom (an4). He pushes up a golden harpoon (钅) many times while a seven-segment display (段) counts how often he can push it up.
satin
Chinese linden (Tilia chinensis)
large area of flat terrain (used in place names)
variant of 鍛|锻[duan4]
infertile egg
coarse stone (used for whetstone)
bamboo fish trap
dried meat