Pinyin final: "ang4"

The Pinyin final "ang4" 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 "ang4" can appear in.

Mnemonics for ang4

In the anglepod's bathroom.

Characters with ang4

to rule / to reign over
capacity / quantity / amount / to estimate / abbr. for 量詞|量词[liang4 ci2], classifier (in Chinese grammar) / measure word
prosperous / flourishing / (of flowers) blooming / (of fire) roaring

= + : Willy Walrus (w) and Martin Luther King Jr. (王) are living a prosperous (旺) and flourishing (旺) life in the anglepod's bathroom (ang4). They are enjoying the sun (日) shining just for them every day.
(bound form) up; upper; above; previous / first (of multiple parts) / to climb; to get onto; to go up / to attend (class or university) / (directional complement) up / (noun suffix) on; above

= + : Mnemonic symbol: as in the movie "Up", someone will be using lots of balloons to send something on a long journey. Sherlock Holmes (sh) prepares to take off in the anglepod's bathroom (ang4). He fixed a lot of balloons (上) to a flute (一), on which he plans to sit during his journey. At this moment the flute is only held back by the 90 degree corner clamp (丄) which is fixing it to the ground.

= + : Sherlock Holmes (sh) investigates a mysterious murder in the anglepod's bathroom (ang4). Somebody has been killed while using the golden squat toilet. He finds a mysterious apparatus on top (上) of it, and breaks it open using a dinosaur bone (丨). As the apparatus breaks, he finds the murderer's weapon: The dinosaur bone is sticking in a capacitor (二), which has been hooked up to the golden squat toilet to kill the victim using the lethal electric charge.
to sing / to call loudly / to chant

= + : The lancelet (昌) finds Charlie Chaplin (ch) singing (唱) loudly while taking a shower in the anglepod's bathroom (ang4). The lancelet is extremely annoyed by the singing an stuffs a mandarin (口) into Charlie Chaplin's mouth (口) to make him stop.
appearance / portrait / picture / government minister / (physics) phase / (literary) to appraise (esp. by scrutinizing physical features) / to read sb's fortune (by physiognomy, palmistry etc)

= + : I take "eye" and "tree" as resembling an ent, an alive tree. Marie Curie portrays an ent in the anglepod's bathroom. Unfortunately she's really bad at painting, and her portrait resembles more a Christmas tree. The Eye of Providence enters and, just from the shape of the Christmas Tree, instantly recognizes its own portrait. The Eye of Providence asks Marie Curie how much she wants to have for the painting, but Marie Curie just wonders if the Eye of Providence is made from Radium, because it radiates so much.
variant of 槓|杠[gang4]

= + : In the anglepod's bathroom (ang4) Guy Fawkes (g) finds a steel beam (工) under the Christmas tree (木). He sharpens it like a knife (杠) to obtain a pole (杠) and starts practicing pole (杠) dancing.
coffin-bearing pole (old) / thick pole / bar / rod / thick line / to mark with a thick line / to sharpen (a knife, razor etc) / to get into a dispute with / standard / criterion

= + : In the anglepod's bathroom (ang4) Guy Fawkes (g) finds a steel beam (工) under the Christmas tree (木). He sharpens it like a knife (杠) to obtain a pole (杠) and starts practicing pole (杠) dancing.
stick / club / cudgel / smart / capable / strong / wonderful / classifier for legs of a relay race

= + : A baseball player has to serve (奉) Beelzebub (b) and listen to his every command. In anglepod's bathroom (ang4) Beelzebub orders him to cut down a Christmas tree (木) using his baseball bat (棒).
to initiate / to instigate / to introduce / to lead

= + : Charlie Chaplin (ch) is leading (倡) a swarm of lancelets (昌) in the anglepod's bathroom (ang4). Rosa Luxemburg (亻) frequently visits them to have the lancelets clean her feet.
measure of length, ten Chinese feet (3.3 m) / to measure / husband / polite appellation for an older male

= + : Mnemonic symbol: ten feet are about 3 meters, so let's say Bigfoot. Nice side effect: that way it's easier to remember 丈夫 = husband (if your husband looks like Bigfoot). The ten feet tall Bigfoot (丈) just left the anglepod's bathroom (ang4), and he left something that looks like a big flute (一). James II of England (zh) needs to move it out of the way, but he'll touch it only with pliers (丈).
a staff / a rod / cane / walking stick / to flog with a stick (old)

= + : James II of England (zh) put a walking stick (杖) as a present for Bigfoot (丈) under the Christmas tree (木) in the anglepod's bathroom (ang4), but Bigfoot thinks the whole Christmas tree is supposed to be his walking stick, breaks of the branches and just uses the trunk of the tree as his new cane (杖).
weaponry / to hold (a weapon) / to wield / to rely on / to depend on / war / battle

= + : It's dog eat dog in the anglepod's bathroom (ang4). James II of England (zh), Rosa Luxemburg (亻) and Bigfoot (丈) are all getting ready for the big war (仗) between them, where they will fight to death for the title "Master of the Universe".
viscera / (anatomy) organ
to neglect / to skip (class or work) / to waste (time) / vast / loose-fitting

= 广 + : The sun (日) is lecturing Karl Koala (ku) in the anglepod's bathroom (ang4), but Karl Koala rather skips class (旷) by hiding under a wide (旷) parachute (广) and playing video games in his hideout.
to forget / to overlook / to neglect

= + : Willy Walrus (w) will never forget (忘) his love who is buried in the anglepod's bathroom (ang4). There is not a single day when Willy forgets (忘) to bring his heart (心) and leave it right next to his love's tombstone (亡).
full moon / to hope / to expect / to visit / to gaze (into the distance) / to look towards / towards

= + + : In anglepod's bathroom, Willy Walrus and Martin Luther King step up against each other in a gazing contest. They both lean on a tombstone and gaze into the distant like pros. Because the moon has been gazed upon so much and therefore him being most experienced he volunteered to be the judge.
15th day of month (lunar calendar) / old variant of 望[wang4]

= + + : In anglepod's bathroom, Willy Walrus and Martin Luther King step up against each other in a gazing contest. They both lean on a tombstone and gaze into the distant like pros. Because the moon has been gazed upon so much and therefore him being most experienced he volunteered to be the judge.
variant of 礦|矿[kuang4]

= 广 + : Karl Koala (ku) got a new job at the coal mine (矿) in the anglepod's bathroom (ang4). The entrance to the tunnel lies quite high, so every time Karl brings out another coal stone (石) he attaches it to a small parachute (广) and lets it fly down to the floor.
ore / mine

= 广 + : Karl Koala (ku) got a new job at the coal mine (矿) in the anglepod's bathroom (ang4). The entrance to the tunnel lies quite high, so every time Karl brings out another coal stone (石) he attaches it to a small parachute (广) and lets it fly down to the floor.