Pinyin "qian2"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "qian2" is split up into two parts: "qi" and "an2". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.

Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "qi"

Qi is for the Queen of Hearts.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "an2"

In the anthill's kitchen.

Characters pronounced qian2

前

qián = qi + an2

front / forward / ahead / first / top (followed by a number) / future / ago / before / BC (e.g. 前293年) / former / formerly

前 = 䒑 + 刖 : Mnemonic symbol: a front panel.

前 = 䒑 + 刖 : The Queen of Hearts is smoking some weed just inside the anthill's kitchen. She's so high that she thinks the lamp in front of her is the moon which wants to stab her with a kitchen knife.

潜

潛

qián = qi + an2

hidden / secret / latent / to hide / to conceal / to submerge / to dive

潜 = 替 + 氵 : The Queen of Hearts (qi) emptied her water bottle (氵) and is aiming to replenish (替) it in the anthill's kitchen (an2). Secretly (潜) she fills her water bottle by submerging (潜) it in a big water-filled flower pot.

钱

錢

qián = qi + an2

coin / money / CL:筆|笔[bi3] / unit of weight, one tenth of a tael 兩|两[liang3]

钱 = 戋 + 钅 : The Queen of Hearts has become paranoid recently and thinks all the world wants her money. She hid all her money inside of a floating tank in the anthill's kitchen and guards it with a golden harpoon.

钱

錢

qián = qi + an2

surname Qian