Pinyin "ting2"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "ting2" is split up into two parts: "ti" and "(e)ng2". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.

Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "ti"

Ti is for Mother Teresa.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "(e)ng2"

In the engine's kitchen.

Characters pronounced ting2

亭

tíng = ti + (e)ng2

pavilion / booth / kiosk / erect

亭 = 亠 + 口 + 冖 + 丁 : Mother Teresa is sitting in a kiosk just inside the engine's kitchen. All she has for sale is a beret, a mandarin, a cooking top and a nail.

停

tíng = ti + (e)ng2

to stop / to halt / to park (a car)

停 = 亭 + 亻 : Every morning Rosa Luxemburg parks her car right in front of Mother Teresa's kiosk in the engine's kitchen, and every morning Mother Teresa has the car town away.

廷

tíng = ti + (e)ng2

palace courtyard

廷 = 壬 + 廴 : Mother Teresa (ti) builds her own private courtyard (廷) out of four go-boards (廴) in the engine's kitchen ((e)ng2). To be specific, she builds the courtyard for her cat o' nine tails (壬).

庭

tíng = ti + (e)ng2

main hall / front courtyard / law court

庭 = 广 + 廷 : Mother Teresa (ti) wants to one-up her palace courtyard (廷) for the cat-o-nine tails in the engine's kitchen ((e)ng2). She upgrades it to the main hall (庭) by covering the walled courtyard with a parachute (广) as canopy.

婷

tíng = ti + (e)ng2

graceful

霆

tíng = ti + (e)ng2

clap of thunder

蜓

tíng = ti + (e)ng2

see 蜻蜓[qing1 ting2]

葶

tíng = ti + (e)ng2

Draba nemerosa bebe carpa