Pinyin "pan4"
In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "pan4" is split up into two parts: "p" 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 "p"
P is for Pinocchio.
Mnemonics for Pinyin final "an4"
In the anthill's bathroom.
Characters pronounced pan4
to judge / to sentence / to discriminate / to discern / clearly distinguishable
判
=
刂
+
半
:
Pinocchio (p) has to appear before King Solomon (半) for his mischief in the anthill's bathroom (an4). King Solomon judges (判) that Pinocchio should be cut in halves (半) with a kitchen knife (刂). Upon hearing this Pinocchio is telling so many lies that his nose grows and grows, until half (半) of him consists of his nose.
to hope for / to long for / to expect
盼
=
分
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目
:
Pinocchio (p) has been occupying the anthill's toilet (an4) for quite some time now, and the Eye of Providence (目) seriously hopes (盼) for Pinocchio to finish soon. The Eye of Providence is already looking at a stop watch (分) to see how long Pinocchio actually blocked the toilet, but it expects him to come out any minute (分) now.