Pinyin "bang4"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "bang4" is split up into two parts: "b" and "ang4". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.

Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "b"

B is for Beelzebub.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "ang4"

In the anglepod's bathroom.

Characters pronounced bang4

棒

bàng = b + ang4

stick / club / cudgel / smart / capable / strong / wonderful / classifier for legs of a relay race

棒 = 奉 + 木 : A baseball player has to serve (奉) Beelzebub (b) and listen to his every command. In anglepod's bathroom (ang4) Beelzebub orders him to cut down a Christmas tree (木) using his baseball bat (棒).

搒

榜

bàng = b + ang4

to row / oar / Taiwan pr. [beng4]

傍

bàng = b + ang4

near / approaching / to depend on / (slang) to have an intimate relationship with sb / Taiwan pr. [pang2], [bang1], [bang4]

傍 = 亻 + 旁 : Rosa Luxemburg (亻) and Beelzebub (b) have a secret intimidate relationship (傍) in the anglepod's bathroom (ang4), but only because Rosa depends (傍) on him. The depends on his supply of bourbon (旁), to be exact.

磅

bàng = b + ang4

see 磅秤 scale / platform balance / (loanword) pound (unit of weight, about 454 grams)

磅 = 旁 + 石 : Beelzebub (b) is weighing his bottles of bourbon (旁) against stones (石) using a platform balance (磅) in the anglepod's bathroom (ang4).

膀

bàng = b + ang4

used in 吊膀子[diao4 bang4 zi5]

谤

謗

bàng = b + ang4

to slander / to defame / to speak ill of

谤 = 讠 + 旁 : Beelzebub (b) set up an advertising column (讠) advertising his bourbon (旁) in the anglepod's bathroom (ang4), but after the people drink his bourbon they only speak ill of (谤) Beelzebub and his bourbon.

镑

鎊

bàng = b + ang4

pound (sterling) (loanword)

蚌

bàng = b + ang4

mussel / clam

蒡

bàng = b + ang4

Arctium lappa / great burdock

塝

bàng = b + ang4