Pinyin "zheng3"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "zheng3" is split up into two parts: "zh" and "(e)ng3". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.

Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "zh"

Zh is for James II of England (詹姆斯二世, zhān​mǔ​sī èr​shì).

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "(e)ng3"

In the engine's living room.

Characters pronounced zheng3

整
zhěng = zh + (e)ng3
exactly / in good order / whole / complete / entire / in order / orderly / to repair / to mend / to renovate / (coll.) to fix sb / to give sb a hard time / to mess with sb
整 = 敕 + 正 : James II of England (zh) has been the guardian of the engine for a long time. One day a stick figure (正) shows up with the imperial order (敕) to renovate the engine and make a fuel cell electric drive out of it. James II of England can only watch in horror as the stick figure starts overhauling the engine's living room ((e)ng3).
氶
zhěng = zh + (e)ng3
name of a river in Shandong province / used in person's names
氶 = ㇖ + 水 : Mnemonic symbol: a bottle of water from the 氶 river, which is sealed with a sickle.

James II of England (zh) wanted to take a sip from his 氶 water (水) bottle (氶) in the engine's living room ((e)ng3), but he hurt his hand with the sickle (㇖) which seals the bottle.
拯
zhěng = zh + (e)ng3
to raise / to aid / to support / to save / to rescue
掟
zhěng = zh + (e)ng3
(HK dialect) to throw / to toss