Pinyin "yuan2"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "yuan2" is split up into two parts: "yu" and "an2". 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 "an2"

In the anthill's kitchen.

Characters pronounced yuan2

surname Yuan / the Yuan or Mongol dynasty (1279-1368)
currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan) / first / original / primary / fundamental / constituent / part / era (of a reign) / meta- (prefix) / (math.) argument / variable / (Tw) (geology) eon

= + : Sun Wu Kong offers Yu the Great a coin just inside the anthill's kitchen. As Yu the Great takes it, she's literally shocked: Sun Wu Kong hooked up a capacitor to it to play a bad joke on her, and he's laughing his ass off.
surname Yuan / (Japanese surname) Hara

= + + : In the anthill's kitchen Yu the Great is modding a chocolate factory into a nuclear chocolate factory by powering it with an atomic bomb. Because it is hard to look inside the bomb through it's small opening, she uses a hand mirror to see inside and connect the wires. She also used a lot of daisies to decorate the bomb and underline her peaceful intentions.

= + + : Mnemonic symbol: I like how 原子, literally "original seed", means "atom". I'll represent 原 by 原子弹, an atomic bomb.
former / original / primary / raw / level / cause / source

= + + : Mnemonic symbol: I like how 原子, literally "original seed", means "atom". I'll represent 原 by 原子弹, an atomic bomb.

= + + : In the anthill's kitchen Yu the Great is modding a chocolate factory into a nuclear chocolate factory by powering it with an atomic bomb. Because it is hard to look inside the bomb through it's small opening, she uses a hand mirror to see inside and connect the wires. She also used a lot of daisies to decorate the bomb and underline her peaceful intentions.
surname Yuan

= + : Yu the Great receives a big wooden box just inside the anthill's kitchen. It's written that it comes from the land of growing plants, but as she opens it, she finds out that it's actually full of coins.
land used for growing plants / site used for public recreation / abbr. for a place ending in 園|园, such as a botanical garden 植物園|植物园, kindergarten 幼兒園|幼儿园 etc

= + : Yu the Great receives a big wooden box just inside the anthill's kitchen. It's written that it comes from the land of growing plants, but as she opens it, she finds out that it's actually full of coins.
person / employee / member

= + : Yu the Great and a crab are having dinner just inside the anthill's kitchen. They ordered mandarins, and the waiter serves them.

= + : Mnemonic symbol from 服务员, a waiter.
therefore / consequently / thus / hence / thereupon / it follows that / where? / to change (into) / ancient unit of weight and money

= + + : Mnemonic symbol: a flowchart.

Yu the Great (yu) shows her boyfriend (友) a flowchart (爰) in the anthill's kitchen (an2). On it it is written what he has to do in order to spend the night with her. First, he has to use a razor (爫) and shave his beard. Second, he has to play a song on a flute (一) for her. He wants to spend the night with Yu the Great, therefore (爰) he follows the items on the flowchart.
surname Yuan

= + + : Mnemonic symbol: a flowchart.

Yu the Great (yu) shows her boyfriend (友) a flowchart (爰) in the anthill's kitchen (an2). On it it is written what he has to do in order to spend the night with her. First, he has to use a razor (爫) and shave his beard. Second, he has to play a song on a flute (一) for her. He wants to spend the night with Yu the Great, therefore (爰) he follows the items on the flowchart.
root / source / origin

= + : The origin (源) of the H bomb can be traced back to when Yu the Great (yu) once forgot a lot of water bottles (氵) next to her A bomb (原) in the anthill's kitchen (an2) and accidentally detonated the bomb.
circle / round / circular / spherical / (of the moon) full / unit of Chinese currency (yuan) / tactful / to make consistent and whole (the narrative of a dream or a lie)

= + : Yu the Great (yu) is having dinner in the anthill's kitchen (an2). There is a waiter (员) serving her food from a wooden box (囗) until Yu the Great is as round (圆) as the full moon.
to help / to assist / to aid

= + : Yu the Great (yu) is helping (援) stretching out a flowchart (爰) in the anthill's kitchen (an2) using a toy claw (扌).
cause / reason / karma / fate / predestined affinity / margin / hem / edge / along

= + : Yu the Great (yu) is foreseeing the silkworm's (纟) future in the anthill's kitchen (an2) using the Book of Changes (彖). The book says that the silk worm has great karma (缘) and will lead a long and fulfilled life.
surname Yuan

= + 𧘇 : Did you know that it was Yu the Great (yu) and the giant (吉) who captured Yuan (袁) Shikai at the end of the war for the republic in 1916? They waited for him just inside the anthill's kitchen (an2) and wrapped him up in a long robe (袁) as soon as he entered.
long robe (old)

= + 𧘇 : Did you know that it was Yu the Great (yu) and the giant (吉) who captured Yuan (袁) Shikai at the end of the war for the republic in 1916? They waited for him just inside the anthill's kitchen (an2) and wrapped him up in a long robe (袁) as soon as he entered.