Pinyin "zhen4"
In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "zhen4" is split up into two parts: "zh" and "(e)n4". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.
Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "zh"
Zh is for James II of England (詹姆斯二世, zhānmǔsī èrshì).
Mnemonics for Pinyin final "(e)n4"
In the encampment's bathroom.
Characters pronounced zhen4
disposition of troops / wave / spate / burst / spell / short period of time / classifier for events or states of short duration
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to press down / to calm / to subdue / to suppress / to guard / garrison / small town / to cool or chill (food or drinks)
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to shake / to vibrate / to jolt / to quake / excited / shocked / one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing thunder / ☳
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to shake / to flap / to vibrate / to resonate / to rise up with spirit / to rouse oneself
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(dialect) drainage ditch between fields (Taiwan pr. [zun4]) / used in place names, notably 深圳[Shen1 zhen4]
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I / we (imperial use) / subtle
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to provide relief / to aid
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variant of 鎮|镇[zhen4] / town
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jade weight
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legendary bird whose feathers can be used as poison / poisonous / to poison sb
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to hit / to thrust
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poisonous / to poison
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