Pinyin "men4"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "men4" is split up into two parts: "m" and "(e)n4". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.

Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "m"

M is for Mahatma Gandhi.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "(e)n4"

In the encampment's bathroom.

Characters pronounced men4

闷
悶
mèn = m + (e)n4
bored / depressed / melancholy / sealed / airtight / tightly closed
闷 = 心 + 门 : Mahatma Gandhi (m) lost his heart (心) when he accidentally dropped it through a trap door (门) in the floor of the encampment ((e)n4). As soon as the heart fell through, the door closed very tightly (闷) which makes Mahatma Gandhi quite depressed (闷).
焖
燜
mèn = m + (e)n4
to cook in a covered vessel / to casserole / to stew
懑
懣
mèn = m + (e)n4
melancholy
暪
mèn = m + (e)n4
dark