Pinyin "chuan3"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "chuan3" is split up into two parts: "chu" and "an3". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.

Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "chu"

Chu is for Chantal Chicken.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "an3"

In the anthill's living room.

Characters pronounced chuan3

舛
chuǎn = chu + an3
mistaken / erroneous / contradictory
舛 = 㐄 + 夕 : Just when Chantal Chicken (chu) was watching the last five minutes of the world championship inside of the anthill (an3), a bat (夕) landed on the TV's antenna (㐄), leading to an erroneous (舛) signal on the screen. Chantal's life really is full of trouble and misfortune (舛).
喘
chuǎn = chu + an3
to gasp / to pant / asthma
喘 = 口 + 耑 : Chantal Chicken (chu) is tacking part in a fun race inside of the anthill (an3). She has to carry a huge mandarin (口) on her back while running the race, and already at the start line (耑) she is huffing and puffing (喘) like a cow.
荈
chuǎn = chu + an3
Thea sinensis