Pinyin "pan1"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "pan1" is split up into two parts: "p" and "an1". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.

Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "p"

P is for Pinocchio.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "an1"

In front of the anthill.

Characters pronounced pan1

番

pa̅n = p + an1

surname Pan

潘

pa̅n = p + an1

surname Pan / Pan, faun in Greek mythology, son of Hermes

潘 = 氵 + 番 : Pinocchio (p) is growing tomatoes (番) in front of the anthill (an1). To make them grow even better he creates a pan flute (潘) out of water bottles (氵) to call Pan (潘) who uses his magic powers to make the tomatoes grow very quickly.

攀

pa̅n = p + an1

to climb (by pulling oneself up) / to implicate / to claim connections of higher status

攀 = 手 + 樊 : Pinocchio (p) is playing catch with a friend in front of the anthill (an1). Although he has a very large baseball glove (手), the last throw was way too high for him: the ball landed on top of a cage (樊) standing in front of the anthill. Pinocchio will have to climb (攀) on the cage to retrieve the ball.

扳

pa̅n = p + an1

variant of 攀[pan1]

眅

pa̅n = p + an1

show the whites of eyes