Pinyin "duan3"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "duan3" is split up into two parts: "du" 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 "du"

Du is for Doggy Dog.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "an3"

In the anthill's living room.

Characters pronounced duan3

短

duǎn = du + an3

short / brief / to lack / weak point / fault

短 = 矢 + 豆 : Doggy Dog (du) is playing darts (矢) with some buddies inside of the anthill (an3). He ate a bunch of beans (豆) before, so every time he throws a dart (矢), he has to go to the bathroom for a short duration (短) to fart.