Pinyin "xing2"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "xing2" is split up into two parts: "xi" 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 "xi"

Xi is for Marie Curie.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "(e)ng2"

In the engine's kitchen.

Characters pronounced xing2

to walk / to go / to travel / a visit / temporary / makeshift / current / in circulation / to do / to perform / capable / competent / effective / all right / OK! / will do / behavior / conduct / Taiwan pr. [xing4] for the behavior-conduct sense

= + : Mnemonic symbol: seven-league boots.

= + : In the engine's kitchen, Marie Curie is tired of walking with a black sneaker on her left foot and a full armor boot on her right foot. Fortunately she finds seven-league boots in the kitchen.
to appear / to look / form / shape

= + : Marie Curie (xi) is modding her fake Santa Clause beard (彡) into a new shape (形). With a bottle opener (开) she carves the beard in the engine's kitchen ((e)ng2) so that it gets a fractal (形) shape (形).
surname Xing

= + : A device with a knife and a bottle opener is a Swiss pocket knife. Marie Curie is awaiting punishment for smuggling a Swiss pocket knife past the engine's kitchen. The punishment is that her Swiss pocket knife will be taken away.
punishment / penalty / sentence / torture / corporal punishment

= + : A device with a knife and a bottle opener is a Swiss pocket knife. Marie Curie is awaiting punishment for smuggling a Swiss pocket knife past the engine's kitchen. The punishment is that her Swiss pocket knife will be taken away.
mold / type / style / model

= + : Marie Curie (xi) is carving a mould (型) out of a lump of earth (土) using a pocket knife (刑) in the engine's kitchen ((e)ng2). She wants to use it to model (型) the stones in the engine.
surname Xing / place name
place name
border the stove / defile / pass
shape / statute
whetstone
see 虰蛵[ding1 xing2]
long-necked wine flask
soup cauldron / (arch.) sacrificial tripod with two handles and a lid / old variant of 硎[xing2]
maltose syrup / molasses / heavy (eyelids) / drowsy-eyed / listless / (of dough, candy etc) to soften / to become soft and sticky