Pinyin "wang1"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "wang1" is split up into two parts: "w" and "ang1". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.

Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "w"

Wu is for Willy Walrus.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "ang1"

In front of the anglepod.

Characters pronounced wang1

尢
wa̅ng = w + ang1
lame
尢 = 一 + 儿 : Willy Walrus (w) trips over Sun Wu Kong's (儿) flute (一) in front of the anglepod (ang1). He falls badly and has to use a crutch (mnemonic symbol for 尢) subsequently, because he's lame (尢).
汪
wa̅ng = w + ang1
expanse of water / ooze / (onom.) bark / classifier for liquids: pool, puddle
汪 = 氵 + 王 : Willy Walrus (w) broke the last water bottle (氵) in front of the anglepod (ang1). Seeing the puddle (汪) Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (王) is so desperate about the very last water bottle being wasted that he gets watery eyes.
汪
wa̅ng = w + ang1
surname Wang
汪 = 氵 + 王 : Willy Walrus (w) broke the last water bottle (氵) in front of the anglepod (ang1). Seeing the puddle (汪) Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (王) is so desperate about the very last water bottle being wasted that he gets watery eyes.
尪
wa̅ng = w + ang1
feeble / lame
尩
wa̅ng = w + ang1
variant of 尪[wang1]