Pinyin "meng2"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "meng2" is split up into two parts: "m" and "(e)ng2". 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)ng2"

In the engine's kitchen.

Characters pronounced meng2

萌

méng = m + (e)ng2

to sprout / to bud / to have a strong affection for (slang) / adorable (loanword from Japanese 萌え moe, slang describing affection for a cute character)

萌 = 艹 + 明 : Mahatma Gandhi (m) has a strong affection for (萌) the flower buds (萌) he planted on sheets of artificial lawn (艹) in the engine's kitchen ((e)ng2). To make them grow faster he illuminates them with a huge searchlight (明).

蒙

méng = m + (e)ng2

to cover / ignorant / to suffer (misfortune) / to receive (a favor) / to cheat / used as surname

蒙

濛

méng = m + (e)ng2

drizzle / mist

蒙 = 艹 + 冖 + 一 + 豕 : Mahatma Gandhi (m) is leading a swine (豕) through the mist (蒙) in the engine's kitchen ((e)ng2) by playing the flute (一) for her. He wants to pickle her with artificial lawn (艹) and already lifted the cooking top (冖) of his kettle.

蒙

矇

méng = m + (e)ng2

blind / dim-sighted

朦

méng = m + (e)ng2

indistinct / unclear / to deceive

盟

méng = m + (e)ng2

oath / pledge / union / to ally / league, a subdivision corresponding to prefecture in Inner Mongolia

盟 = 明 + 皿 : Mahatma Gandhi (m) is searching his shallow bowl (皿) in the darkness of the engine's kitchen ((e)ng2) using a search light (明). He swears (盟) that if he ever looses it again he'll go absolutely mad.

氓

méng = m + (e)ng2

common people

氓 = 亡 + 民 : Mahatma Gandhi (m) has to helplessly watch the common people (氓) kill and bury the constitution (民) in the engine's kitchen ((e)ng2). At least they set up a tombstone (亡).

冡

méng = m + (e)ng2

old variant of 蒙[meng2]

檬

méng = m + (e)ng2

lemon

幪

méng = m + (e)ng2

cover

虻

méng = m + (e)ng2

horsefly / gadfly