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Pinyin "ying4"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "ying4" is split up into two parts: "y" 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 "y"

Y is for Maud Younger.
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Mnemonics for Pinyin final "(e)ng4"

In the engine's bathroom.
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Characters pronounced ying4

应
應
yìng = y + (e)ng4
to answer / to respond / to comply with / to deal or cope with
Add a new mnemonic for 应 = 广 + ⺍ + 一
Add a new mnemonic for 应 = 广 + 小 + 一
应 = 广 + ⺍ + 一 : Mnemonic symbol: from 应龙, responsive dragon. The responsive dragon knows every answer to every quiz question ever asked.
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应 = 广 + ⺍ + 一 : Maud Younger and the responsive dragon want to peacefully take over engine: They skydive into engine's bathroom using two parachutes. On top of it, Maud Younger plays a flute, and the responsive dragon is waving with a daisy responding to the rhythm of the music.
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硬
yìng = y + (e)ng4
hard / stiff / strong / firm / resolutely / doggedly / good (quality) / able (person) / (of food) filling / substantial
Add a new mnemonic for 硬 = 更 + 石
硬 = 更 + 石 : Maud Younger (y) finds the snake which ate too much (更) in the engine's bathroom ((e)ng4), and it feels miserable. To make the snake feel better Maud massages the snake using two warm stones (石). As Maud massages the snakebshe finds that the snake's belly is really hard (硬).
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映
yìng = y + (e)ng4
to reflect (light) / to shine / to project (an image onto a screen etc)
Add a new mnemonic for 映 = 央 + 日
映 = 央 + 日 : Maud Younger's (y) CPU (央) is defect and she wants to find out how exactly. The sun (日) helps her investigate the chip's nanostructures by projecting (映) it on the wall of the engine's bathroom ((e)ng4).
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映
暎
yìng = y + (e)ng4
old variant of 映[ying4]
Add a new mnemonic for 映 = 央 + 日
Add a new mnemonic for 暎 = 日 + 英
映 = 央 + 日 : Maud Younger's (y) CPU (央) is defect and she wants to find out how exactly. The sun (日) helps her investigate the chip's nanostructures by projecting (映) it on the wall of the engine's bathroom ((e)ng4).
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応
yìng = y + (e)ng4
Japanese variant of 應|应
Add a new mnemonic for 応 = 广 + 心
媵
yìng = y + (e)ng4
maid escorting bride to new home / concubine
Add a new mnemonic for 媵 = 月
賏
yìng = y + (e)ng4
pearls or shells strung together
Add a new mnemonic for 賏 = 貝