Pinyin "ban1"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "ban1" is split up into two parts: "b" and "an1". 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 "an1"

In front of the anthill.

Characters pronounced ban1

班
ba̅n = b + an1
surname Ban
班 = 刂 + 王 : Martin Luther King (王) cloned himself to fight Beelzebub (b) in front of the anthill (an1). Both Martins are equipped with kitchen knife (刂), and Beelzebub has no chance against this unique team (班).
班
ba̅n = b + an1
team / class / squad / work shift / ranking / CL:個|个[ge4] / classifier for groups of people and scheduled transport vehicles
班 = 刂 + 王 : Martin Luther King (王) cloned himself to fight Beelzebub (b) in front of the anthill (an1). Both Martins are equipped with kitchen knife (刂), and Beelzebub has no chance against this unique team (班).
颁
頒
ba̅n = b + an1
to promulgate / to send out / to issue / to grant or confer
颁 = 分 + 页 : Beelzebub (b) is issuing (颁) grants (颁) in front of the anthill (an1), but they are only valid if caught within one second. So he stands there throwing the papers (页) in the air, laughing like a maniac as he ticks his stop watch (分) and watching the people despair as they are unable to get the grants (颁) in time.
扳
ba̅n = b + an1
to pull / to turn (sth) around / to turn around (a situation) / to recoup
般
ba̅n = b + an1
sort / kind / class / way / manner
般 = 殳 + 舟 : Mnemonic symbol from 般雀·比拉多, Pontius Pilatus

In front of the anthill, Beelzebub is waiting for Pontius Pilatus to take him to hell with his yellow submarine. Pontius tries to defend himself with a halberd, but Beelzebub only laughs at him.
搬
ba̅n = b + an1
to move (i.e. relocate oneself) / to move (sth relatively heavy or bulky) / to shift / to copy indiscriminately
搬 = 扌 + 般 : Pontius Pilatus (般) has to move in (搬) with Beelzebub (b), but he doesn't want to. Beelzebub has to drag him out of the anthill (an1) with a toy claw (扌).
斑
ba̅n = b + an1
spot / colored patch / stripe / spotted / striped / variegated
斑 = 文 + 玨 : Beelzebub (b) is reading a thick book (文) about necklaces (玨) in front of the anthill (an1) when he spots that there are a lot of yellow spots (斑) on each page.
瘢
ba̅n = b + an1
mark / scar on the skin
攽
ba̅n = b + an1
variant of 頒|颁[ban1]
斒
ba̅n = b + an1
variegated / striped / marbled
癍
ba̅n = b + an1
abnormal pigment deposit on the skin