Pinyin "ceng4"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "ceng4" is split up into two parts: "c" 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 "c"

C is for the King of Chu.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "(e)ng4"

In the engine's bathroom.

Characters pronounced ceng4

蹭

cèng = c + (e)ng4

to rub against / to walk slowly / (coll.) to freeload

蹭 = 足 + 曾 : The firefly (曾) is too lazy to fly on its own. To get to the other side of the engine's bathroom ((e)ng4) it is freeloading (蹭) by hanging on to a football (足) thrown by the King of Chu (c).