Pinyin "bin1"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "bin1" is split up into two parts: "bi" and "(e)n1". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.

Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "bi"

Bi is for Shield maiden and Valkyrie Brunhilde.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "(e)n1"

In front of the encampment.

Characters pronounced bin1

宾

賓

bi̅n = bi + (e)n1

visitor / guest / object (in grammar)

宾 = 兵 + 宀 : Mnemonic symbol: Robin Hood, 罗宾汉.

Brunhilde (bi) has often been robbed by Robin Hood (宾) in front of the encampment ((e)n1), so she hired some soldiers (兵) to protect her. But even as she leaves the encampment even the soldiers cannot prevent Robin Hood from snatching away her brand new graduation cap (宀) from her head.

滨

濱

bi̅n = bi + (e)n1

shore / beach / coast / bank / to border on

滨 = 宾 + 氵 : The water levels have risen and a beach (滨) has formed right in front of the encampment ((e)n1). Robin Hood (宾) and Brunhilde (bi) are working hard to move back the shoreline (滨) or at least to stop it moving further by scooping up the water with water bottles (氵).

缤

繽

bi̅n = bi + (e)n1

helter-skelter / mixed colors / in confusion

彬

bi̅n = bi + (e)n1

ornamental / refined

斌

bi̅n = bi + (e)n1

variant of 彬[bin1]

浜

bi̅n = bi + (e)n1

Japanese variant of 濱|滨[bin1] / used in Japanese place names such as Yokohama 橫浜|横浜[Heng2 bin1] with phonetic value hama

濒

瀕

bi̅n = bi + (e)n1

to approach / to border on / near

濒 = 氵 + 频 : When Brunhilde (bi) approaches (濒) the forbidden city ((e)n1) everybody notes her arrival by the way the water moves in the water bottles (氵) because the cavity of the water bottle matches the eigenfrequency (频) of how Brunhilde is walking.

邠

bi̅n = bi + (e)n1

variant of 豳[Bin1]

邠

bi̅n = bi + (e)n1

variant of 彬[bin1]

玢

bi̅n = bi + (e)n1

(literary) a kind of jade

镔

鑌

bi̅n = bi + (e)n1