Pinyin final: "an3"

The Pinyin final "an3" 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 "an3" can appear in.

Mnemonics for an3

In the anthill's living room.

Characters with an3

flat / open-hearted / level / smooth

= + : Tecumseh (t) is finishing the new floor in the anthill (an3). He prepared a traditional floor made out of earth (土) and is finishing it with a mug (旦). He is hammering the floor smooth and level (坦) using the mug.
dog / Kangxi radical 94

= + : Looks like a Saint Bernard dog with only one eye.

= + : Cupid wants to play fetch with the Saint Bernard dog in the anthill and throws a petal leaf over his head, but the dog just continues sleeping. Much to Cupid's surprise though, a big robot happily leaps after the petal leaf.
stick / pole / lever / classifier for long objects such as guns

= + : Guy Fawkes (g) is putting up Christmas decorations in the anthill (an3). He is using a stick (杆) to put dried fruits (干) on top of the Christmas tree (木).
gall bladder / courage / guts / gall / inner container (e.g. bladder of a football, inner container of a thermos)

= + : Don Quixote (d) suffers from a huge moon-shaped (月) gall stone (胆), so inside of the anthill (an3) he drinks medicine from a big mug (旦). His moon gall stone is so big, it has gall stones on its own and it is drinking medicine from a mug as well.
to overtake; to catch up with / to hurry; to rush / to try to catch (the bus etc) / to drive (cattle etc) forward; to drive (sb) away / to avail oneself of (an opportunity) / until; by (a certain time)
to overtake / to catch up with / to hurry / to rush / to try to catch (the bus etc) / to drive (cattle etc) forward / to drive (sb) away / to avail oneself of (an opportunity) / until

= + : Guy Fawkes (g) is taking part in a nordic walking (走) marathon. The route leads through the anthill (an3) and inside there are lots of dried fruits (干) in the bar for the walkers. As Guy Fawkes passes through, he hurriedly (赶) prongs a lot of dried fruit onto his nordic walking poles (走) before the bar owner rushes (赶) him out.
"house on a cliff" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 53), occurring in 店, 序, 底 etc
blanket / rug

= + : Tecumseh (t) had too much in the anthill (an3), got the itis (炎) and now he just wants to lie down. He lies down on the woolen carpet (毯) because its many hairs (毛) make it so comfortable.
to look at / to view / to read

= + + : There's an exhibition (览) of kitchen knives (刂) in the anthill (an3), and Sir Lancelot (l) cannot resist but to steal one of the knifes. Unfortunately the robot (大) used his hidden surveillance camera (见) to record the deed.
receptacle

Mnemonic symbol: receptacle as in wall plug.

Karl Marx (k) wants to recharge his phone in the anthill's living room (an3), but he can't find a receptacle (凵).
damask silk / variant of 傘|伞[san3]

= + + : Socrates abolished philosophy and converted to starting a religion in the anthill. He built a large totem pole out of a parasol held by Neanderthal Man, who stands on a mean crocodile, which stands on a cross. Socrates himself holds two umbrellas and preaches to the people to prepare for the end of days, when the heaven will fall down on earth.
umbrella / parasol / CL:把[ba3]

= + + : Socrates abolished philosophy and converted to starting a religion in the anthill. He built a large totem pole out of a parasol held by Neanderthal Man, who stands on a mean crocodile, which stands on a cross. Socrates himself holds two umbrellas and preaches to the people to prepare for the end of days, when the heaven will fall down on earth.
card / note / letter / old variant of 揀|拣[jian3]

= + + : Joan of Arc (ji) received an invitation letter (柬) to visit the anthill, and when she arrives she finds a Christmas tree (木) inside (an3). Under the Christmas tree there is a wooden box (囗) with her name on it. She doesn't know that upon opening the box, the mean crocodile (丷) will jump out and devour her.
abbr. for 柬埔寨[Jian3 pu3 zhai4], Cambodia

= + + : Joan of Arc (ji) received an invitation letter (柬) to visit the anthill, and when she arrives she finds a Christmas tree (木) inside (an3). Under the Christmas tree there is a wooden box (囗) with her name on it. She doesn't know that upon opening the box, the mean crocodile (丷) will jump out and devour her.
to behead (as form of capital punishment) / to chop

= + : Mnemonic symbol from 斩草除根: lawn mower. James II of England (zh) accidentally dropped bar bells (斤) onto the anthill's owner's cabriolet (车). The owner is mad as hell and wants to behead (斩) James II of England in the living room (an3) using a lawn mower (斩).
towering / prominent / very / extremely / (dialect) marvelous / excellent

= + : James II of England (zh) is mowing the lawn of a very (崭) high (崭) hill (山) in the anthill's living room (an3), but at the very (崭) moment he reaches the top of the hill he pushes the lawn mower (斩) over a fork (山) and ruins it.
variant of 嶄|崭[zhan3]
far / distant / remote / (intensifier in a comparison) by far / much (lower etc)

= + : In anthill Yu the Great spent already hundreds of coins on a claw crane, because she wants these gladiator sandals so badly. She tries again and again, but she always moves the claw too far.
to choose / to pick / to select / to elect

= + : Xu Xian (xu) squired the FLOTUS (先) to go shopping, but inside of the anthill (an3) he soon regrets his decision as he has to help the FLOTUS select (选) one pair of gladiator sandals (辶) out of hundreds of similar looking pairs.
contrary / in reverse / inside out or upside down / to reverse / to return / to oppose / opposite / against / anti- / to rebel / to use analogy / instead / abbr. for 反切[fan3 qie4] phonetic system

= + : A protester (mnemonic symbol for 反) makes a racket in the anthill's living room (an3). He's got a huge banana tree (⺁) with him and wants to protest against the exploitation of banana farm workers. Frankenstein's Monster (f) is annoyed by him and punches him with a boxing glove (又).