Pinyin "tang4"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "tang4" is split up into two parts: "t" and "ang4". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.

Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "t"

T is for Tecumseh, leader of the Shawnee.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "ang4"

In the anglepod's bathroom.

Characters pronounced tang4

荡
盪
tàng = t + ang4
variant of 燙|烫[tang4] / variant of 趟[tang4]
烫
燙
tàng = t + ang4
to scald / to burn (by scalding) / to blanch (cooking) / to heat (sth) up in hot water / to perm / to iron / scalding hot
烫 = 汤 + 火 : Tecumseh (t) is cooking a soup (汤) on an open fire (火) in the anglepod's bathroom (ang4). To give the soup a special flavor for a minute he blanches (烫) a flat iron (烫) in the soup.
趟
tàng = t + ang4
classifier for times, round trips or rows / a time / a trip
趟 = 尚 + 走 : Tecumseh (t) and the Buddhist monk (尚) decided to go on a Nordic trip (趟). They meet in the anglepod's bathroom (ang4) after they used it for one last time before they are off, accelerated by their Nordic walking sticks (走).