Pinyin "han4"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "han4" is split up into two parts: "h" and "an4". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.

Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "h"

H is for Hamlet.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "an4"

In the anthill's bathroom.

Characters pronounced han4

汉

漢

hàn = h + an4

man

汉 = 又 + 氵 : Hamlet wants to become a real han and so he has been practising boxing in the anthill's bathroom all day long. He's sweating a lot and without taking off his boxing gloves he grabs a bottle of water to quench his thirst.

汉

漢

hàn = h + an4

Han ethnic group / Chinese (language) / the Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD)

汗

hàn = h + an4

perspiration / sweat / CL:滴[di1],頭|头[tou2],身[shen1] / to be speechless (out of helplessness, embarrassment etc) (Internet slang used as an interjection)

汗 = 干 + 氵 : Hamlet is sweating a lot in the anthill's bathroom. He ate hot and spicy dried chilies and even a bottle of water can't help to quench his thirst.

憾

hàn = h + an4

regret (sense of loss or dissatisfaction)

憾 = 忄 + 感 : Hamlet (h) attached a few feelers (感) to his flail (忄), but he soon regrets (憾) his decision as he realizes in the anthill's bathroom (an4) that from now on he will feel anything he beats with the flail.

旱

hàn = h + an4

drought

旱 = 日 + 干 : Mnemonic symbol: a marmot, 旱獭.

Hamlet (h) used the drought (旱) to dry fruits (干) under the sun (日) in the anthill's bathroom (an4), but the marmot (旱) secretly stole and ate all the dried fruits.

焊

hàn = h + an4

to weld / to solder

焊

銲

hàn = h + an4

variant of 焊[han4]

焊

釬

hàn = h + an4

variant of 焊[han4]

捍

hàn = h + an4

to ward off (a blow) / to withstand / to defend

捍 = 扌 + 旱 : A marmot (旱) wants to cuddle with Hamlet (h) in the anthill's bathroom (an4), but Hamlet wards (捍) the marmot off with a toy claw (扌).

捍

扞

hàn = h + an4

variant of 捍[han4]

捍 = 扌 + 旱 : A marmot (旱) wants to cuddle with Hamlet (h) in the anthill's bathroom (an4), but Hamlet wards (捍) the marmot off with a toy claw (扌).

撼

hàn = h + an4

to shake / to vibrate

翰

hàn = h + an4

surname Han

翰 = 人 + 十 + 早 + 羽 : Hamlet (h) and Neanderthal Man (人) are taking part in a calligraphy competition in the anthill's bathroom (an4). Each of them has exactly one minute to write a Chinese character, with the minute being measured by an alarm clock (早). Hamlet has a big advantage though: he might use a proper writing brush (翰) while Neanderthal Man only has an ordinary feather (羽). As Neanderthal Man notices he is going to loose he is so angry that he crushes the alarm clock with a huge cross (十).

翰

hàn = h + an4

writing brush / writing / pen