Pinyin "sheng1"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "sheng1" is split up into two parts: "sh" and "(e)ng1". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.

Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "sh"

Sh is for Sherlock Holmes.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "(e)ng1"

In front of the engine.

Characters pronounced sheng1

to be born / to give birth / life / to grow / raw / uncooked / student

= + : Mnemonic symbol: a cradle.

Sherlock Holmes (sh) comforts a crying baby bull (牛) in a cradle (生) in front of the engine ((e)ng1) and plays him a tune on a flute (一).
sound / voice / tone / noise / reputation / classifier for sounds

= + + : Sherlock Holmes (sh) hears the terrifying sound (声) of bone (丨) on stone in front of the engine ((e)ng1), and he's sure that there must be a ghost (尸). Indeed it's only the bachelor (士) who wants to scare Sherlock.
to ascend / to rise to the rank of / to promote / to hoist / liter / measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth dou 斗[dou3]

= 丿 + : Mnemonic symbol: 升降机, shēng jiàng jī, a scissor lift.

Sherlock Holmes (sh) is working on an undercover job in front of the engine ((e)ng1). He is disguised as worker on a scissor lift (升), picking up bananas (丿) from engine's stones. He is always ready to strike and keeps his handcuffs (廾) ready at all times.
variant of 升[sheng1]

= 丿 + : Mnemonic symbol: 升降机, shēng jiàng jī, a scissor lift.

Sherlock Holmes (sh) is working on an undercover job in front of the engine ((e)ng1). He is disguised as worker on a scissor lift (升), picking up bananas (丿) from engine's stones. He is always ready to strike and keeps his handcuffs (廾) ready at all times.
variant of 升[sheng1]

= 丿 + : Mnemonic symbol: 升降机, shēng jiàng jī, a scissor lift.

Sherlock Holmes (sh) is working on an undercover job in front of the engine ((e)ng1). He is disguised as worker on a scissor lift (升), picking up bananas (丿) from engine's stones. He is always ready to strike and keeps his handcuffs (廾) ready at all times.
domestic animal / sacrificial animal

= + : The bull (牛) got a child and is watching over it in its cradle (生) in front of the engine ((e)ng1). He has to be very attentive because Sherlock Holmes (sh) wants to use the newborn as a sacrificial animal (牲).
(used as a surname and in given names)
sheng, a free reed wind instrument with vertical bamboo pipes
sister's son / nephew
gallon / quart
variant of 昇|升[sheng1]
rising of water
stoat / weasel