Pinyin "chen2"
In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "chen2" is split up into two parts: "ch" 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 "ch"
Ch is for Charlie Chaplin.
Mnemonics for Pinyin final "(e)n2"
In the encampment's kitchen.
Characters pronounced chen2
dust / dirt / earth
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surname Chen / Chen (c. 1045 - 479 BC), a Zhou dynasty state / Chen (557-589), one of the Southern Dynasties 南朝[Nan2 Chao2]
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to lay out; to exhibit; to display / to narrate; to state; to explain; to tell / old; stale
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to submerge / to immerse / to sink / to keep down / to lower / to drop / deep / profound / heavy
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5th earthly branch: 7-9 a.m., 3rd solar month (5th April-4th May), year of the Dragon / ancient Chinese compass point: 120°
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morning / dawn / daybreak
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surname Chen
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state official or subject in dynastic China / I, your servant (used in addressing the sovereign) / Kangxi radical 131
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variant of 沉[chen2]
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imperial apartments
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sincerity / honesty
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faithful / sincere
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Chinese ash (Fraxinus chinensis)
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brazier
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