Pinyin "chen2"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "chen2" is split up into two parts: "ch" and "(e)n2". 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 "(e)n2"

In the encampment's kitchen.

Characters pronounced chen2

辰

chén = ch + (e)n2

5th earthly branch: 7-9 a.m., 3rd solar month (5th April-4th May), year of the Dragon / ancient Chinese compass point: 120°

辰 = 厂 + 衣 : Charlie Chaplin (ch) is celebrating the birthday of his Scottish ancestors with a birthday cake (辰) in the encampment's kitchen ((e)n2). He is finishing the cake using a chocolate factory (厂) and to pay respect to his ancestors he is wearing a kilt (衣).

晨

chén = ch + (e)n2

morning / dawn / daybreak

晨 = 日 + 辰 : When the sun (日) got up very early in the morning (晨) Charlie Chaplin (ch) gave her a birthday cake (辰) in the encampment's kitchen ((e)n2) to celebrate the new day.

沉

chén = ch + (e)n2

to submerge / to immerse / to sink / to keep down / to lower / to drop / deep / profound / heavy

沉 = 冗 + 氵 : Charlie Chaplin is experimenting with superfluous liquid helium and a bottle of water just inside the encampment's kitchen. He lets the water flow into the liquid helium, and because the water is frozen instantly, it sinks and submerges.

臣

chén = ch + (e)n2

state official or subject in dynastic China / I, your servant (used in addressing the sovereign) / Kangxi radical 131

臣 = 巨 + 丨 : Mnemonic symbol: a very humble servant.

Charlie Chaplin (ch) has become one of Leshan Buddha's (巨) servants. Together with another servant (臣), He massages the buddha's foot with a dinosaur bone (丨) in the encampment's kitchen ((e)n2).

臣

chén = ch + (e)n2

surname Chen

陈

陳

chén = ch + (e)n2

surname Chen / Chen (c. 1045 - 479 BC), a Zhou dynasty state / Chen (557-589), one of the Southern Dynasties 南朝[Nan2 Chao2]

陈 = 东 + 阝 : The pope (阝) is narrating (陈) the same old (陈) stories from the top of the Pudong Tower (东) to the masses in the encampment's kitchen. Charlie Chaplin (ch) is listening and can't help falling asleep.

陈

陳

chén = ch + (e)n2

to lay out; to exhibit; to display / to narrate; to state; to explain; to tell / old; stale

尘

塵

chén = ch + (e)n2

dust / dirt / earth

尘 = 土 + 小 : Charlie Chaplin (ch) enters the encampment ((e)n2) as a vicious dust storm (尘) is blowing. He breathes so much dirt (土) that he thinks the dirt got even into his heart (小).

沈

chén = ch + (e)n2

variant of 沉[chen2]

宸

chén = ch + (e)n2

imperial apartments

忱

chén = ch + (e)n2

sincerity / honesty

谌

諶

chén = ch + (e)n2