Pinyin "wang3"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "wang3" is split up into two parts: "w" and "ang3". 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 "ang3"

In the anglepod's living room.

Characters pronounced wang3

枉

wǎng = w + ang3

to twist / crooked / unjust / in vain

枉 = 木 + 王 : Someone knocked the Christmas tree (木) in the anglepod (ang3) over, and Willy Walrus (w) unjustly (枉) accuses Martin Luther King (王) of doing so.

往

wǎng = w + ang3

to go (in a direction) / to / towards / (of a train) bound for / past / previous

往 = 主 + 彳 : Willy Walrus sold a black sneaker to the Lord inside of the anglepod, but the Lord is not satisfied at all. In fact he is so unsatisfied that he kicks both Willie Walrus and the sneaker towards the door.

往

徃

wǎng = w + ang3

old variant of 往[wang3]

网

網

wǎng = w + ang3

net / network

网 = 冂 + 乂 : Willy Walrus (w) followed a secret treasure map (冂) he found inside of the anglepod (ang3). Finally he arrived at his destination and sees a net (网) of vines. He brought two pairs of pliers (乂) with which he forces the net open to obtain the treasure.

罒

wǎng = w + ang3

net (Kangxi radical 122)

This one just looks like a fishing net. Willy walrus (w) is trying to fish frozen fish from the freezer with a net (罒) inside the anglepod's living room (ang3).

罔

㒺

wǎng = w + ang3

old variant of 罔[wang3]

罔

wǎng = w + ang3

to deceive / there is none / old variant of 網|网[wang3]

惘

wǎng = w + ang3

disappointed / perplexed

魍

wǎng = w + ang3