Pinyin "wen2"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "wen2" is split up into two parts: "w" and "(e)n2". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.

Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "w"

Wu is for Willy Walrus.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "(e)n2"

In the encampment's kitchen.

Characters pronounced wen2

language / culture / writing / formal / literary / gentle / (old) classifier for coins / Kangxi radical 67

= + : Mnemonic symbol: a thick book.

Willy Walrus (w) wants to cook in the encampment's kitchen ((e)n2). The recipe book (文) is extremely greasy and Willy doesn't want it to touch anything, nor touch it. That's why he puts it into a beret (亠) so that it doesn't touch the floor, and uses pliers (乂) to turn the pages.
mosquito

= + : Willy Walrus (w) is killing two mosquitoes (蚊)(虫) in one strike with a thick book (文) in the encampment's kitchen ((e)n2).
old variant of 蚊[wen2]
old variant of 蚊[wen2]
line / trace / mark / pattern / grain (of wood etc)

= + : Willy Walrus (w) wants to continue reading his favorite book (文) in the encampment's kitchen ((e)n2), but he finds that a silk worm (纟) left a lot of traces (纹) where it ate through the book.
to hear / news / well-known / famous / reputation / fame / to smell / to sniff at

= + : Willy Walrus (w) found a trap door (门) in the encampment's kitchen ((e)n2) and after sniffing (闻) at it he finds that behind it there is a secret chamber of the Illuminati. He puts his ear (耳) to the door and tries to listen to any interesting news (闻).
surname Wen

= + : Willy Walrus (w) found a trap door (门) in the encampment's kitchen ((e)n2) and after sniffing (闻) at it he finds that behind it there is a secret chamber of the Illuminati. He puts his ear (耳) to the door and tries to listen to any interesting news (闻).
multicolored clouds
veins in jade
(Cantonese) to simmer / to cook over a slow fire
wen xiang, Henan province
old variant of 蚊[wen2]
old variant of 玟[wen2]
to look down