Pinyin final: "(e)ng4"

The Pinyin final "(e)ng4" is used in the second half of Pinyin syllables. In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the second half of a Pinyin syllable is always represented by a location. You can visit the Pinyin index to see all Pinyin syllables from this mnemonic group, or to see all Pinyin syllables "(e)ng4" can appear in.

Mnemonics for (e)ng4

In the engine's bathroom.

Characters with (e)ng4

重

zhòng = zhu + (e)ng4

heavy / serious / to attach importance to

重 = 千 + 里 : Mnemonic symbol (from the shape of the character): this one looks like a space elevator. The two top strokes are the heavens, the two bottom strokes are the earth, and the part in between is the cabin (or climber) of the space elevator.

Julian Giant Squid (zhu) installed a space elevator (重) in the engine's bathroom ((e)ng4). For the maiden trip, and as a stress test, he loads one thousand (千) one kilogram weights (千) and decorates them with sun flowers (里) to celebrate the occasion.

正

zhèng = zh + (e)ng4

straight / upright / proper / main / principal / to correct / to rectify / exactly / just (at that time) / right (in that place) / (math.) positive

正 = 一 + 止 : Mnemonic symbol: a stick-figure with straight lines. James II of England (zh) really has to use the engine's bathroom ((e)ng4), but there's a stick-figure (正) blocking the stalls with a barrier (止). The stick-figure measures with a flute (一) whether James is tall enough to go. James stands very straight (正) to make himself as tall as possible.

中

zhòng = zhu + (e)ng4

to hit (the mark) / to be hit by / to suffer / to win (a prize, a lottery)

另

lìng = li + (e)ng4

other / another / separate / separately

另 = 力 + 口 : In engine's bathroom Li Qingzhao wants to distill a liquor out of mandarins, but she can't find a wall plug to plug the distiller's power cable in.

另 = 力 + 口 : Mnemonic symbol: to separate two liquids, one can use a distiller.

兴

興

xìng = xi + (e)ng4

feeling or desire to do sth / interest in sth / excitement

兴 = 小 + 一 + 八 : I would say this one looks definitely like a hedgehog, but since there's already a character for hedgehog, let's call this one a sea star.

兴 = 小 + 一 + 八 : Marie Curie found a sea star attached to a big eight ball in the engine's bathroom. As she is a curious and interested scientist, she wants to investigate the sea star, so she pokes it with a flute and tries to tickle it with a daisy.

种

種

zhòng = zhu + (e)ng4

to plant / to grow / to cultivate

众

眾

zhòng = zhu + (e)ng4

abbr. for 眾議院|众议院[Zhong4 yi4 yuan4], House of Representatives

众 = 人 + 从 : Neanderthal Man and Julian Giant Squid are helplessly watching engine's bathroom being flooded by a crowd of rubber chicken.

众

眾

zhòng = zhu + (e)ng4

many / numerous / crowd / multitude

众 = 人 + 从 : Neanderthal Man and Julian Giant Squid are helplessly watching engine's bathroom being flooded by a crowd of rubber chicken.

众

衆

zhòng = zhu + (e)ng4

variant of 眾|众[zhong4]

众 = 人 + 从 : Neanderthal Man and Julian Giant Squid are helplessly watching engine's bathroom being flooded by a crowd of rubber chicken.

众

眾

zhòng = zhu + (e)ng4

crowd; multitude / many; numerous

横

橫

hèng = h + (e)ng4

harsh and unreasonable / unexpected

奉

fèng = f + (e)ng4

to offer (tribute) / to present respectfully (to superior, ancestor, deity etc) / to esteem / to revere / to believe in (a religion) / to wait upon / to accept orders (from superior)

奉 = 丰 + ㇏ + 干 : Frankenstein's Monster (f) has been locked into a golden cage (丰) in the engine's bathroom ((e)ng4) for several days now. His captors are worshiping (奉) and serving (奉) him though and often offer (奉) dried fruits (干) which they give him from a proper distance using a long finger (㇏).

共

gòng = gu + (e)ng4

common / general / to share / together / total / altogether / abbr. for 共產黨|共产党[Gong4 chan3 dang3], Communist party

共 = 井 + 八 : A giant eight-ball is blocking the well in the engine's bathroom. Joining forces together with the communist, Gitta Giraffe and he are able to push the eight-ball off and make the well available to the public again.

共 = 井 + 八 : Mnemonic symbol: the communist.

哄

鬨

hòng = hu + (e)ng4

tumult / uproar / commotion / disturbance

哄 = 共 + 口 : Helga Horse (hu) wants to eat a mandarin (口) all by herself in the engine's bathroom ((e)ng4), but the communist (共) causes an uproar (哄) because she is supposed to share the mandarin with everyone.

哄

閧

hòng = hu + (e)ng4

variant of 鬨|哄[hong4]

用

yòng = yu + (e)ng4

to use / to employ / to have to / to eat or drink / expense or outlay / usefulness / hence / therefore

用 = 丨 + 月 : Mnemonic symbol: a first aid kit. Can you see the cross on the container?

用 = 丨 + 月 : Yu the Great hurt her leg when she slipped in the engine's bathroom. The moon helps her to splint her leg using the bathroom's first aid kit and a dinosaur bone.

胜

勝

shèng = sh + (e)ng4

victory / success / to beat / to defeat / to surpass / victorious / superior to / to get the better of / better than / surpassing / superb (of vista) / beautiful (scenery) / wonderful (view) / (Taiwan pr. [sheng1]) able to bear / equal to (a task)

胜 = 月 + 生 : Sherlock Holmes and the moon both participate in a competition in the engine's bathroom. They have to rock a cradle each and whoever rocks most is the winner.

映

yìng = y + (e)ng4

to reflect (light) / to shine / to project (an image onto a screen etc)

映 = 央 + 日 : Maud Younger's (y) CPU (央) is defect and she wants to find out how exactly. The sun (日) helps her investigate the chip's nanostructures by projecting (映) it on the wall of the engine's bathroom ((e)ng4).

映

暎

yìng = y + (e)ng4

old variant of 映[ying4]

仲

zhòng = zhu + (e)ng4

surname Zhong

仲 = 中 + 亻 : Rosa Luxemburg (亻) is playing darts in the engine's bathroom ((e)ng4). The play goes very slowly because each of her darts is transferred to the dart board (中) manually by Julian Giant Squid (zhu) who acts as a middleman (仲).