Pinyin "bian3"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "bian3" is split up into two parts: "bi" and "an3". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.

Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "bi"

Bi is for Shield maiden and Valkyrie Brunhilde.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "an3"

In the anthill's living room.

Characters pronounced bian3

扁

biǎn = bi + an3

flat / (coll.) to beat (sb) up / old variant of 匾[bian3]

扁 = 𠕁 + 户 : Brunhilde (bi) enters the anthill's bar (an3), shouts like a madwoman and stretches her fighting claw (𠕁) and wooden swinging door-shield (户) into the air. Everyone is very afraid and instinctly throws themselves flat (扁) onto the ground, but Brunhilde just wanted a drink.

贬

貶

biǎn = bi + an3

to diminish / to demote / to reduce or devaluate / to disparage / to censure / to depreciate

贬 = 乏 + 贝 : Every day in the evening the Brunhilde (bi) gets ready to go to bed she puts her futon (乏) on the ground of the anthill (an3) carelessly and crushes a few crabs (贝) when she jumps on her futon, thereby diminishing (贬) the total available currency (贝) in the local economy.

萹

biǎn = bi + an3

see 萹豆[bian3 dou4]

匾

biǎn = bi + an3

horizontal rectangular inscribed tablet hung over a door or on a wall / shallow round woven bamboo basket

窆

biǎn = bi + an3

to put a coffin in the grave

稨

biǎn = bi + an3

see 稨豆[bian3 dou4]