Pinyin "zong4"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "zong4" is split up into two parts: "zu" and "(e)ng4". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.

Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "zu"

Zu is for Zapatista Zebra.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "(e)ng4"

In the engine's bathroom.

Characters pronounced zong4

粽
zòng = zu + (e)ng4
rice dumplings wrapped in leaves
粽 = 米 + 宗 : Zapatista Zebra (zu) graduated from a cooking school and presents his final master piece, rice (米) dumplings wrapped in leaves (粽), on a blackboard (宗) serving as a makeshift table in the engine's bathroom ((e)ng4).
粽
糉
zòng = zu + (e)ng4
variant of 粽[zong4]
纵
縱
zòng = zu + (e)ng4
warp (the vertical threads in weaving) / vertical / longitudinal / north-south (lines of longitude) / lengthwise / to release / to indulge / even if
纵 = 从 + 纟 : Zapatista Zebra (zu) is weaving a small blanket in the engine's bathroom ((e)ng4). As horizontal threads he uses silk worms (纟), and as vertical (纵) threads he uses rubber chicken (从).
縦
zòng = zu + (e)ng4
old variant of 縱|纵[zong4]
疭
瘲
zòng = zu + (e)ng4
see 瘛瘲|瘛疭[chi4 zong4]
糭
zòng = zu + (e)ng4
old variant of 粽[zong4]