Pinyin "wen3"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "wen3" is split up into two parts: "w" 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 "w"

Wu is for Willy Walrus.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "(e)n3"

In the encampment's living room.

Characters pronounced wen3

settled / steady / stable

= + : Willy Walrus (w) urgently (急) has to go to the bathroom, but his task is to guard the royal cereals (禾) in the encampment ((e)n3) so he stays steadily (稳) where he is.
kiss / to kiss / mouth

= + : Willy Walrus (w) celebrates the new year by following the custom to fly to the mandarin (口) mounted right below the ceiling of the encampment ((e)n3) using bat wings (勿) and giving it a french kiss (吻).
variant of 吻[wen3]

= + : Willy Walrus (w) celebrates the new year by following the custom to fly to the mandarin (口) mounted right below the ceiling of the encampment ((e)n3) using bat wings (勿) and giving it a french kiss (吻).
involved / tangled / disorderly / confused / chaotic / Taiwan pr. [wen4]

= + : Willy Walrus (w) wants to go out, but his silken scarf (糸) got entangled (紊) in a disorderly (紊) heap of books (文) in the encampment ((e)n3).
to look for (Cantonese) / Mandarin equivalent: 找[zhao3]
cut across (throat)
disorderly / messy / chaotic
Japanese variant of 穩|稳
the corners of the mouth / the lips