Pinyin "zhong3"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "zhong3" is split up into two parts: "zhu" and "(e)ng3". 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)ng3"

In the engine's living room.

Characters pronounced zhong3

种

種

zhǒng = zhu + (e)ng3

seed / species / kind / type / classifier for types, kinds, sorts

种 = 中 + 禾 : Inside of the engine, Julian Giant Squid prepares his cereals from the very beginning. He grows and picks up seeds, dries them on a dart board, and puts the dried seeds into his cereals.

肿

腫

zhǒng = zhu + (e)ng3

to swell / swelling / swollen

肿 = 中 + 月 : The moon (月) and Julian Giant Squid (zhu) are playing darts inside of the engine ((e)ng3). Right in his first turn Julian Giant Squid doesn't hit the dart board (中), but instead hits the moon's eye which starts swelling (肿) and develops into a tumor (肿).

冢

塚

zhǒng = zhu + (e)ng3

burial mound (variant of 冢[zhong3])

冢

塚

zhǒng = zhu + (e)ng3

variant of 冢[zhong3] / burial mound

冢

zhǒng = zhu + (e)ng3

mound / burial mound / senior (i.e. eldest child or senior in rank)

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