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
front / forward / ahead / first / top (followed by a number) / future / ago / before / BC (e.g. 前293年) / former / formerly
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hidden / secret / latent / to hide / to conceal / to submerge / to dive
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coin / money / CL:筆|笔[bi3] / unit of weight, one tenth of a tael 兩|两[liang3]
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pincers / pliers / tongs / claw (of animal) / to grasp with pincers / to pinch / to clamp / to restrain / to restrict / to gag
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to act with reverence / reverent
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surname Qian
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one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing heaven / male principle / ☰ / ancient Chinese compass point: 315° (northwest)
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variant of 乾[qian2]
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abbr. for Guizhou province 貴州|贵州[Gui4 zhou1]
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used in 蕁麻|荨麻[qian2 ma2] / also pr. [xun2]
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(Minnan dialect) beside / near / (used in place names)
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latch of door / seal
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