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

lái = l + ai2
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lèi = l + ei4
kind / type / class / category / similar / like / to resemble
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lán = l + an2
orchid (蘭花|兰花 Cymbidium goeringii) / fragrant thoroughwort (蘭草|兰草 Eupatorium fortunei) / lily magnolia (木蘭|木兰)
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lán = l + an2
surname Lan / abbr. for Lanzhou 蘭州|兰州[Lan2 zhou1], Gansu
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= l + e4
= l + e4
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
= l + a4
perverse / unreasonable / absurd
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= l + a1
(onom.) sound of wind, rain etc
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= l + a3
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lèi = l + ei4
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lán = l + an2
railing / balustrade / door-screen / exhausted / late
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lán = l + an2
lěi = l + ei3
rampart / base (in baseball) / to build with stones, bricks etc
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lǎo = l + ao3
flooded / heavy rain
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lái = l + ai2
name of weed plant (fat hen, goosefoot, pigweed etc) / Chenopodium album
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