Pinyin initial: "l"

The Pinyin initial "l" is used in the first half of Pinyin syllables. In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, "l" belongs to the group of Pinyin initials which are represented in mnemonics by men. You can visit the Pinyin index to see all Pinyin syllables from this mnemonic group, or to see all Pinyin syllables "l" can appear in.

Pinyin with l

la
lái
lài
lán
lǎn
làn
lāng
láng
lǎng
làng
lāo
láo
lǎo
lào
le
lēi
léi
lěi
lèi
lei
léng
lěng
lèng
lo
lōu
lóu
lǒu
lòu
lou

Mnemonics for l

L is for Sir Lancelot.

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Characters with l

lóu = l + ou2
surname Lou / one of the 28 lunar mansions in Chinese astronomy
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lóu = l + ou2
house with more than 1 story / storied building / floor / CL:層|层[ceng2],座[zuo4],棟|栋[dong4]
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lóu = l + ou2
lōu = l + ou1
to draw towards oneself / to gather / to gather up (one's gown, sleeves etc) / to grab (money) / to extort
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lǒu = l + ou3
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lào = l + ao4
lǎn = l + an3
= l + e4
to rein in / to compel / to force / to carve / to engrave / (literary) to command / to lead / bridle / (physics) abbr. for 勒克斯[le4 ke4 si1], lux
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lēi = l + ei1
to strap tightly / to bind
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lán = l + an2
lán = l + an2
lán = l + an2
làn = l + an4
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láng = l + ang2
wolf / CL:匹[pi3],隻|只[zhi1],條|条[tiao2]
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= l + a4
to leave out / to be missing / to leave behind or forget to bring / to lag or fall behind
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lào = l + ao4
colloquial reading for 落[luo4] in certain compounds
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lěi = l + ei3
léng = l + (e)ng2
square beam / variant of 稜|棱[leng2]
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léng = l + (e)ng2
corner / edge / arris (sharp ridge formed by two surfaces meeting at an edge) / protrusion
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= l + a2
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