Pinyin "zhong1"
In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "zhong1" is split up into two parts: "zhu" and "(e)ng1". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.
Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "zhu"
Julian (朱利安 zhū lì ān) Giant Squid.
Mnemonics for Pinyin final "(e)ng1"
In front of the engine.
Characters pronounced zhong1
within / among / in / middle / center / while (doing sth) / during / (dialect) OK / all right
中
=
丨
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口
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Mnemonic symbol: a dart board, because you always try to hit the center.
Julian Giant Squid (zhu-) is throwing dinosaur bones (丨) as darts on a dart board in front of the engine ((e)ng1). To make it a bit more difficult he's throwing mandarins (口) into the air as well and skewers them up right in the center (中 is a mandarin skewered on a dinosaur bone) in mid flight with the dinosaur bones. He's still able to consistently hit the center (中) of the dart board.
Julian Giant Squid (zhu-) is throwing dinosaur bones (丨) as darts on a dart board in front of the engine ((e)ng1). To make it a bit more difficult he's throwing mandarins (口) into the air as well and skewers them up right in the center (中 is a mandarin skewered on a dinosaur bone) in mid flight with the dinosaur bones. He's still able to consistently hit the center (中) of the dart board.
handleless cup / goblet / to concentrate / variant of 鐘|钟[zhong1]
clock / o'clock / time as measured in hours and minutes / bell / CL:架[jia4],座[zuo4]
inner feelings
衷
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中
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衣
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Julian Giant Squid (zhu) is feeling very strange lately. As he is passing in front of the engine ((e)ng1) has some weird inner feelings (衷). He doesn't realize though that he forgot is dart board (中) in the pocket of his kilt (衣). It is the bulky dart board which is making him feel uncomfortable. (Look, the dart board is hiding in the kilt: 衷)