Pinyin "man4"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "man4" is split up into two parts: "m" 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 "m"

M is for Mahatma Gandhi.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "an4"

In the anthill's bathroom.

Characters pronounced man4

handsome / large / long

= + + : Mnemonic symol: 曼德拉, Nelson Mandela, who is very handsome (and very large).

Nelson Mandela and Mahatma Gandhi are fighting a gladiator fight in the anthill's bathroom. First they both shout into a microphone why each of them will win for the audience, then they start to fight: Mahatma Gandhi with boxing gloves, Nelson Mandela with a fishing net.
slow

= + : The fight between Mahatma Gandhi and Nelson Mandela has been very slow, so the audience decided to help them a bit and hands each of them two flails.
free / unrestrained / to inundate

= + : Mahatma Gandhi (m) and Nelson Mandela (曼) just escaped the death cell. To celebrate their newly won unrestrained (漫) freedom, they toast with bottles of water (氵) in the anthill's bathroom (an4).
creeper / to spread

= + : Mahatma Gandhi (m) is tying up Nelson Mandela (曼) in the anthill's bathroom (an4) with a vine (蔓) while Nelson rests on a sheet of artificial lawn (艹).
insult
surname Man
curtain
to slander / to be disrespectful / to slight
to plaster
plain thin silk / slow / unadorned
variant of 漫[man4] / overflow of water / spreading
to spread
place name
side of coin without words / trowel
head ornaments / pretty hair