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.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "(e)ng4"

In the engine's bathroom.

Characters pronounced ying4

硬

yìng = y + (e)ng4

hard / stiff / strong / firm / resolutely / doggedly / good (quality) / able (person) / (of food) filling / substantial

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).

映

暎

yìng = y + (e)ng4

old variant of 映[ying4]

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).

映

yìng = y + (e)ng4

to reflect (light) / to shine / to project (an image onto a screen etc)

应

應

yìng = y + (e)ng4

to answer / to respond / to comply with / to deal or cope with

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.

应 = 广 + ⺍ + 一 : Mnemonic symbol: from 应龙, responsive dragon. The responsive dragon knows every answer to every quiz question ever asked.

応

yìng = y + (e)ng4

Japanese variant of 應|应

媵

yìng = y + (e)ng4

maid escorting bride to new home / concubine

賏

yìng = y + (e)ng4

pearls or shells strung together