Pinyin "yuan1"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "yuan1" is split up into two parts: "yu" and "an1". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.

Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "yu"

Yu is for Yu the Great who tamed the floods.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "an1"

In front of the anthill.

Characters pronounced yuan1

肙

yua̅n = yu + an1

a small worm / to twist / to surround / empty

肙 = 口 + 月 : The moon (月) gives a mandarin (口) as a gift to Yu the Great (yu) in front of the anthill (an1), but Yu the Great finds that there is a little worm (肙) looking out of the mandarin.

渊

淵

yua̅n = yu + an1

deep pool / deep / profound

冤

寃

yua̅n = yu + an1

old variant of 冤[yuan1]

冤 = 冖 + 兔 : Yu the Great (yu) is falsely accused (冤) by the rabbit (兔) to have beaten him over the head with a cooking top (冖) in front of the anthill (an1), but she didn't do anything.

冤

yua̅n = yu + an1

injustice / grievance / wrong

冤 = 冖 + 兔 : Yu the Great (yu) is falsely accused (冤) by the rabbit (兔) to have beaten him over the head with a cooking top (冖) in front of the anthill (an1), but she didn't do anything.

鸢

鳶

yua̅n = yu + an1

kite (small hawk)

鸳

鴛

yua̅n = yu + an1

mandarin duck

渕

yua̅n = yu + an1

variant of 淵|渊[yuan1]

囦