Pinyin "he2"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "he2" is split up into two parts: "h" and "e2". 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 "e2"

In the elevator's kitchen.

Characters pronounced he2

禾
hé = h + e2
cereal / grain
禾 = 丿 + 木 : A bowl of cereals. Hamlet made himself a bowl of cereals with bananas and a Christmas tree just inside the elevator's kitchen. He thinks the elevator's kitchen is a stage, and holds the bowl of cereals like he would hold Yorick's skull.
和
hé = h + e2
surname He / Japanese (food, clothes etc)
和 = 口 + 禾 : Hamlet found a way for world peace: He wants to distribute cereals and mandarins all over the world, starting just inside the elevator's kitchen.
和
hé = h + e2
and / together with / with / sum / union / peace / harmony / Taiwan pr. [han4] when it means "and" or "with"
和 = 口 + 禾 : Hamlet found a way for world peace: He wants to distribute cereals and mandarins all over the world, starting just inside the elevator's kitchen.
和
咊
hé = h + e2
old variant of 和[he2]
和 = 口 + 禾 : Hamlet found a way for world peace: He wants to distribute cereals and mandarins all over the world, starting just inside the elevator's kitchen.
和
hé = h + e2
(joining two nouns) and; together with; with (Taiwan pr. [han4]) / (math.) sum / to make peace / (sports) to draw; to tie / (bound form) harmonious / (bound form) Japan; Japanese
和
hé = h + e2
surname He
和
龢
hé = h + e2
old variant of 和[he2] / harmonious
和 = 口 + 禾 : Hamlet found a way for world peace: He wants to distribute cereals and mandarins all over the world, starting just inside the elevator's kitchen.
合
hé = h + e2
to close / to join / to fit / to be equal to / whole / together / round (in battle) / conjunction (astronomy) / 1st note of pentatonic scale / old variant of 盒[he2]
合 = 亼 + 口 : Just inside the elevator's kitchen, Hamlet is preparing holiday decorations. He wants to be lazy and cover Halloween as well as Christmas at the same time, so he carved out a mandarin and glued a pointed cap to its top using a tube of glue.
合 = 亼 + 口 : Mnemonic symbol: a tube of glue.
合
閤
hé = h + e2
variant of 合[he2]
合 = 亼 + 口 : Mnemonic symbol: a tube of glue.
合 = 亼 + 口 : Just inside the elevator's kitchen, Hamlet is preparing holiday decorations. He wants to be lazy and cover Halloween as well as Christmas at the same time, so he carved out a mandarin and glued a pointed cap to its top using a tube of glue.
曷
hé = h + e2
why / how / when / what / where
曷 = 匃 + 日 : So many questions! That's why I'm gonna represent this with a quiz wheel. Each section of the wheel corresponds to one of the question words.

The beggar from ancient Egypt (匃) is the candidate in a quiz game just inside the elevator's kitchen (e2). His quiz master is Hamlet (h), and the quiz wheel (曷) is spun by the sun (日).
河
hé = h + e2
river / CL:條|条[tiao2],道[dao4]
河 = 可 + 氵 : A river has flooded the elevator, and in the kitchen, Hamlet is floating on a bed of nails. He found a water bottle to put upside down on the nails, so he has to balance on the bottle in order to not have to sit directly on the nails. It is quite difficult to do on a rocking makeshift raft.
何
hé = h + e2
what / how / why / which / carry
何 = 亻 + 可 : In the elevator's kitchen, Rosa Luxemburg picks up the crying baby Hamlet from his bed of nails, puts him in his baby sling and tries to calm him down.
何 = 亻 + 可 : Mnemonic symbol (from "carry"): baby sling
何
hé = h + e2
surname He
盒
hé = h + e2
small box / case
盒 = 合 + 皿 : Hamlet (h) is having a lunch break in the elevator's kitchen (e2) and pulls out his lunch box (盒). He's exited what will be inside this time. He prepares a shallow container (皿) and turns his lunch box upside down over it, but only a tube of glue (合) comes out and falls on his plate.
核
hé = h + e2
pit / stone / nucleus / nuclear / to examine / to check / to verify
核 = 亥 + 木 : Hamlet (h) is unpacking the presents he found under the Christmas tree (木) in the elevator's kitchen (e2). He found lots of walnuts (核), but he doesn't know whether there are kernels or stones (核) inside. Fortunately he also unpacked a boar (亥) which sniffs at the walnuts and, after the careful examination (核), tells Hamlet what's inside.
核
覈
hé = h + e2
variant of 核[he2] / to investigate
核 = 亥 + 木 : Hamlet (h) is unpacking the presents he found under the Christmas tree (木) in the elevator's kitchen (e2). He found lots of walnuts (核), but he doesn't know whether there are kernels or stones (核) inside. Fortunately he also unpacked a boar (亥) which sniffs at the walnuts and, after the careful examination (核), tells Hamlet what's inside.
荷
hé = h + e2
lotus
荷 = 何 + 艹 : Hamlet (h) wants to cultivate lotus (荷) in the elevator's kitchen (e2). To provide a suitable bed for the plant he is carrying sheets of artificial lawn (艹) into the kitchen using a baby sling (何).
荷
hé = h + e2
Holland / the Netherlands / abbr. for 荷蘭|荷兰[He2 lan2]
荷 = 何 + 艹 : Hamlet (h) wants to cultivate lotus (荷) in the elevator's kitchen (e2). To provide a suitable bed for the plant he is carrying sheets of artificial lawn (艹) into the kitchen using a baby sling (何).
盍
hé = h + e2
why not
盍 = 去 + 皿 : Mnemonic symbol: to make a list of pros and cons.

Hamlet (h) is thinking about smashing a shallow bowl (皿) with a concrete barrel (去) in the elevator's kitchen (e2). He thinks "why not" (盍), and decides to make a list of pros and cons (盍) first.
盍
盇
hé = h + e2
variant of 盍[he2]
盍 = 去 + 皿 : Mnemonic symbol: to make a list of pros and cons.

Hamlet (h) is thinking about smashing a shallow bowl (皿) with a concrete barrel (去) in the elevator's kitchen (e2). He thinks "why not" (盍), and decides to make a list of pros and cons (盍) first.