Pinyin "zan4"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "zan4" is split up into two parts: "z" and "an4". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.

Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "z"

Z is for Zorro.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "an4"

In the anthill's bathroom.

Characters pronounced zan4

暂

蹔

zàn = z + an4

to scurry / variant of 暫|暂[zan4]

暂 = 斩 + 日 : Zorro (z) needs to use the anthill's bathroom (an4) badly, but it is temporarily (暂) closed until the sun (日) finished mowing (斩) the bathroom's lawn.

暂

暫

zàn = z + an4

temporary / Taiwan pr. [zhan4]

暂 = 斩 + 日 : Zorro (z) needs to use the anthill's bathroom (an4) badly, but it is temporarily (暂) closed until the sun (日) finished mowing (斩) the bathroom's lawn.

贊

zàn = z + an4

to patronize / to support / to praise / (Internet slang) to like (an online post on Facebook etc)

赞 = 兟 + 贝 : The two FLOTUS (兟) visit Zorro (z) in the anthill's bathroom (an4) and as they see that he lost his rapier and has to fight with a crab (贝) as a weapon instead, they decide instantaneously to become his patrons (赞) and to pay him $1 for each defeated villain.

讃

zàn = z + an4

variant of 讚|赞[zan4]