Pinyin "liang2"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "liang2" is split up into two parts: "li" and "ang2". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.

Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "li"

Li is for Li Qingzhao, writer and poet of the Song Dynasty.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "ang2"

In the anglepod's kitchen.

Characters pronounced liang2

to measure

= + : Li Qingzhao uses a measuring cup for a recipe in the anglepod's kitchen. Unfortunately she made a terrible mistake: instead of measuring cups of sunflowers, she throws sunflowers and cups together into a measuring cup.
good / very / very much

= + : Mnemonic symbol: A "thank you very much" card for being so good.

Everyday, Li Qingzhao (li) has been picking up the chewing gums (艮) from the ground of the anglepod's kitchen (ang2) with petal leaves (丶). One day, finally one guest approaches her and gives her a "thank you very much" card for being so good (良).
cool / cold

= + : It is a hot summer day. To keep cool (凉), Li Qingzhao (li) hides in the anglepod's kitchen (ang2) just wearing underpants (京) and enjoying popsicles (冫).
the five Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Liang 前涼|前凉 (314-376), Later Liang 後涼|后凉 (386-403), Northern Liang 北涼|北凉 (398-439), Southern Liang 南涼|南凉[Nan2 Liang2] (397-414), Western Liang 西涼|西凉 (400-421)

= + : It is a hot summer day. To keep cool (凉), Li Qingzhao (li) hides in the anglepod's kitchen (ang2) just wearing underpants (京) and enjoying popsicles (冫).
grain / food / provisions / agricultural tax paid in grain

= + : Li Qingzhao (li) delivered a sack of rice (米) to the anglepod's kitchen (ang2). They were very thankful since they were out of food, so they gave Li Qingzhao a thank you card (良) and the first dish of the new food (粮) they produced.
roof beam / beam (structure) / bridge

= + + + : Li Qingzhao (li) wants to repair the anglepod's kitchen (ang2), specifically, she wants to set up a new beam on the roof (梁). To reach her goal she puts the lower end of a Christmas tree (木) into a broad water bottle (氵) so that it stands steady. She then proceeds to chop off all the branches with a cleaver (刀), so she can obtain the beam. As she lifts the beam onto the walls, she pushes off an eight ball (八), which falls down and crashes the water bottle (氵). Fortunately she won't need the water bottle anymore since she already put up the beam of the new roof (梁).
Liang Dynasty (502-557) / Later Liang Dynasty (907-923) / surname Liang
variant of 梁[liang2]
sorghum
used in 椋鳥|椋鸟[liang2 niao3]
(literary) to be good at; to be expert in / (literary) skilled craftsman
jump
see 轀輬|辒辌[wen1 liang2]