Pinyin "chan2"
In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "chan2" is split up into two parts: "ch" 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 "ch"
Ch is for Charlie Chaplin.
Mnemonics for Pinyin final "an2"
In the anthill's kitchen.
Characters pronounced chan2
to wind around / to wrap round / to coil / tangle / to involve / to bother / to annoy
gluttonous / greedy / to have a craving
馋
=
饣
+
免
+
⺀
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Charlie Chaplin (ch) is so gluttonous (馋) he doesn't only finish all the Chinese crullers (饣) in the anthill's kitchen (an2), he even eats the blossoms (⺀) from the tables. After he complains about his stomach ache the owner shows him the disclaimer (免) freeing him from any liability.
toad (chán represents the sound of its croaking) / (mythology) the three-legged toad said to exist in the moon / (metonym) the moon