Pinyin final: "(e)n3"

The Pinyin final "(e)n3" 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)n3" can appear in.

Mnemonics for (e)n3

In the encampment's living room.

Characters with (e)n3

radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 2)

Mnemonic symbol: a dinosaur bone. Gitta Giraffe (gu-) found a gorgeous dinosaur bone (丨) in the encampment's living room ((e)n3).
(bound form) article; commodity; product; goods / (bound form) grade; rank / kind; type; variety / character; disposition; nature; temperament / to taste sth; to sample / to criticize; to comment; to judge; to size up / fret (on a guitar or lute)

= : Pocahontas (pi) is watching a pyramid of oranges (mnemonic symbol for 品) in the encampment's living room ((e)n3). She wants to sample (品) one, and just as she takes one from the base, the whole commodity (品) collapses.
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).
root / stem / origin / source / this / the current / original / inherent / originally / classifier for books, periodicals, files etc

= + : Beelzebub (b) finds a Christmas tree (木) in the encampment ((e)n3) and feels like eating its roots (本). He uses a flute (一) to chop the roots right off.
to agree; to consent / to be willing to
old variant of 肯[ken3]

= + : Karl Marx (k) wrestled the moon (月) down in the encampment ((e)n3) and is now sitting on top (止) of it. They both agree (肯) that Karl Marx will set him free if he behaves well afterwards.
to agree / to consent / to be ready (to do sth) / willing

= + : Karl Marx (k) wrestled the moon (月) down in the encampment ((e)n3) and is now sitting on top (止) of it. They both agree (肯) that Karl Marx will set him free if he behaves well afterwards.
to gnaw / to nibble / to bite

= + : Karl Marx (k) agrees (肯) with himself that he should first gnaw (啃) off the peel of the mandarin (口) he found in the encampment ((e)n3) before eating it.
to draw (e.g. a bow) / to pull / to stretch sth / to extend / to lengthen / to involve or implicate in / to attract / to lead / to guide / to leave / to provide evidence or justification for / old unit of distance equal to 10 丈[zhang4], one-thirtieth of a km or 33.33 meters

= + : In the encampment, Maud Younger draws her composite bow. She wants to shoot a dinosaur bone straight across the hall.
to examine / to investigate / carefully / to try (in court)

= + : Sherlock Holmes examines a murder case in the encampment. All that is left of the victim is a bloody graduation cap, and Sherlock investigates it with his magnifying glass. He pretends to compare the graduation cap to a catalogue of hats, but he's just a faker: He can't even read!
how

= + : Zorro wakes up in the encampment and can't remember how he even got there. Slowly, as he touches his head, he realizes that he has a Mohawk haircut now and almost gets a heart attack. His heart is pumping so hard as if it wanted to jump out of his chest. How on earth could this have happened???
doze / nap

= + : The Eye of Providence (目) wants to nap (盹) in the encampment's living room ((e)n3), but Doggy Dog (du) keeps sticking a trident (屯) in its eye because he wants to go for a walk.
powder / cosmetic face powder / food prepared from starch; noodles or pasta made from any kind of flour / to turn to powder / (dialect) to whitewash / white / pink / (suffix) fan (abbr. for 粉絲|粉丝[fen3 si1]) / to be a fan of
powder / cosmetic face powder / food prepared from starch / noodles or pasta made from any kind of flour / whitewash / white / pink / fan (suffix) (abbr. for 粉絲|粉丝[fen3 si1]) / to be a fan of

= + : Frankenstein's monster (f) is taking part in a competition in the encampment ((e)n3). In one minute (分) as stopped by a stop watch (分) he has to crush as much rice (米) as he can to a fine powder (粉).
smile (archaic)
just / fair / to permit / to allow

= + : Sun Wukong (儿) has a runny nose (mnemonic symbol for 允) and is constantly blowing his nose in the encampment ((e)n3). Yu the Great (yu) is very annoyed and tells him that it is not allowed (允) to blow one's nose in the encampment. Instead she hands him a fake nose (厶) with which he is to hide his real nose.
barely / only / merely

= + : Joan of Arc and Rosa Luxemburg are fighting a boxing match in the Forbidden city. There are barely / merely / only a few seconds of the last round left.
to lie down
old variant of 寢|寝[qin3]