Pinyin "chang2"
In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "chang2" is split up into two parts: "ch" and "ang2". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.
Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "ch"
Ch is for Charlie Chaplin.
Mnemonics for Pinyin final "ang2"
In the anglepod's kitchen.
Characters pronounced chang2
always / ever / often / frequently / common / general / constant
常
=
小
+
冖
+
吊
:
Charlie Chaplin is fighting his way through anglepod's underbrush with a coat hanger. The anglepod has not been visited in a hundred years, and with his coat hanger, Charlie Chaplin has to cut down a lot of daisies. Finally he found what he was looking for: the centennial light, protected from the daisies and the rain by a cooking top.
length / long / forever / always / constantly
"long" or "to grow" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 168)
镸
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丨
+
三
+
一
+
厶
:
Charlie Chaplin (ch) got caught in one of the anglepod's traps in the kitchen (ang2); he activated the trap by stepping over a fake nose (厶). The trap consists of a huge coordinate system (三) serving as base structure; on top there is a flute (一) to which two dinosaur bones (丨) are attached. The dinosaur bones go straight into both of Charlie Chaplins nostrils; he will be dangling on the two bones in the air until his nose grows (镸) long (镸) enough for him to touch the ground again.
to repay / to compensate for / to recompense / to fulfill (hopes etc)