Pinyin "hong2"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "hong2" is split up into two parts: "hu" and "(e)ng2". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.

Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "hu"

Hu is for Helga Horse.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "(e)ng2"

In the engine's kitchen.

Characters pronounced hong2

red / popular / revolutionary / bonus

= + : Mnemonic symbol: a little red book.

Helga Horse (hu) is reading the little red book (红) in the engine's kitchen ((e)ng2), when she discovers that it is being eaten by a silk worm (纟). She overreacts a little and wants to beat the silk worm with a steel beam (工).
surname Hong
old variant of 宏[hong2]
surname Hong

= + : engine is in danger of a great (洪) flood (洪)! In the kitchen ((e)ng2) Helga Horse (hu) and the communist (共) try to prevent the flood by scooping up water with water bottles (氵).
flood / big / great

= + : engine is in danger of a great (洪) flood (洪)! In the kitchen ((e)ng2) Helga Horse (hu) and the communist (共) try to prevent the flood by scooping up water with water bottles (氵).
great / magnificent / macro (computing) / macro-

= + 𠂇 + : Helga Horse (hu) finished a special research project in the engine's kitchen ((e)ng2). She cut off her fake nose (厶) with a pair of scissors (𠂇) and took a macro (宏) image of the evolving bacteria and funghi as she left the nose in the kitchen. For her research she earned a graduation cap (宀).
great / liberal
rainbow

= + : Helga Horse (hu) wants to decorate engine's entrance ((e)ng2) by putting a rainbow (虹) over it. Before she can install the rainbow she first has to set up a steel beam (工) as support though. Fortunately there is a very strong mosquito (虫) who helps her to set up the beam above the entrance.
eastern bean goose / great / large

鸿 = + : Helga Horse (hu) is going to kill and eat a turkey (鸟) in the engine's kitchen ((e)ng2) when suddenly a huge river (江) forms and an eastern bean goose (鸿) floats by to rescue the turkey.
clear / vast and deep / classifier for a body of clear water
cord for hat / vast
ray (fish) / Taiwan pr. [hong1]
surname Hong
big / gate
large / to estimate
utensil / implement