Pinyin "long3"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "long3" is split up into two parts: "lu" and "(e)ng3". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.

Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "lu"

Lu is for Lenny Lemur.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "(e)ng3"

In the engine's living room.

Characters pronounced long3

垄
壟
lǒng = lu + (e)ng3
ridge between fields / row of crops / grave mound
垄 = 土 + 龙 : Lenny Lemur (lu) is dead and the dragon (龙) prepares to bury him. He puts him in the center of the engine ((e)ng3) and lines up several rows of crop (垄) next to him. Then the dragon piles up dirt (土) until a sizable grave mound (垄) accumulated. Finally the dragon builds a circular ridge (垄) to separate the grave from the surrounding fields.
笼
籠
lǒng = lu + (e)ng3
to cover / to cage / covering / also pr. [long2]
拢
攏
lǒng = lu + (e)ng3
to gather together; to collect / to approach; to draw near to / to add; to sum up / to comb (hair)
拢 = 扌 + 龙 : After Lenny Lemur (lu) and the dragon (龙) finished cutting their little paper dragons inside of the engine ((e)ng3), it is time to clean up: they use toy claws (扌) to pick up and gather together (拢) the paper snippets that have fallen to the ground.
陇
隴
lǒng = lu + (e)ng3
short name for Gansu province 甘肅省|甘肃省[Gan1 su4 Sheng3]
垅
壠
lǒng = lu + (e)ng3
ridge between fields / row of crops / grave mound / old variant of 壟|垄
儱
lǒng = lu + (e)ng3
rude / barbarous