Pinyin "chong1"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "chong1" is split up into two parts: "chu" and "(e)ng1". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.

Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "chu"

Chu is for Chantal Chicken.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "(e)ng1"

In front of the engine.

Characters pronounced chong1

充

cho̅ng = chu + (e)ng1

to fill / to satisfy / to fulfill / to act in place of / substitute / sufficient / full

充 = 亠 + 允 : Mnemonic symbol: a charger for your mobile phone. Chantal Chicken (chu) has to charge her mobile phone, but the only charger (充) is outside in front of the engine ((e)ng1). Without any better option she waits outside in the cold wind for her phone to charge until she gets a runny nose (允). Lacking tissues she has to blow her nose into her beret (亠).

充

cho̅ng = chu + (e)ng1

sufficient; full / to fill / to serve as; to act as / to act falsely as; to pose as

冲

衝

cho̅ng = chu + (e)ng1

thoroughfare / to go straight ahead / to rush / to clash

冲 = 中 + 冫 : Chantal Chicken vigorously throws popsicles at a dart board in front of the engine. The popsicles are very sticky; Chantal will have to rinse the dart board in the engine's bathroom later.

冲

沖

cho̅ng = chu + (e)ng1

(of water) to dash against / to mix with water / to infuse / to rinse / to flush / to develop (a film) / to rise in the air / to clash / to collide with