Pinyin "sun3"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "sun3" is split up into two parts: "su" and "(e)n3". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.

Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "su"

Su is for Susan Saint Bernard.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "(e)n3"

In the encampment's living room.

Characters pronounced sun3

损
損
sǔn = su + (e)n3
to decrease / to lose / to damage / to harm / (coll.) to speak sarcastically / to deride / caustic / mean / one of the 64 hexagrams of the Book of Changes (䷨)
损 = 员 + 扌 : Susan Saint Bernard (su) left her web just for a second to visit the bathroom, but when she comes back she finds that the encampment's ((e)n3) waiter (员) destroyed (损) her web with a toy claw (扌).
损
損
sǔn = su + (e)n3
to decrease; to lose / to damage; to harm / (coll.) to ridicule; to deride / (coll.) caustic; sarcastic; nasty; mean / one of the 64 hexagrams of the Book of Changes: ䷨
隼
sǔn = su + (e)n3
falcon / Taiwan pr. [zhun3]
笋
筍
sǔn = su + (e)n3
bamboo shoot
榫
sǔn = su + (e)n3
tenon (cabinetmaking)
簨
sǔn = su + (e)n3
cross-beam for hanging bells