Pinyin "zhan1"
In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "zhan1" is split up into two parts: "zh" and "an1". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.
Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "zh"
Zh is for James II of England (詹姆斯二世, zhānmǔsī èrshì).
Mnemonics for Pinyin final "an1"
In front of the anthill.
Characters pronounced zhan1
to moisten / to be infected by / to receive benefit or advantage through a contact / to touch
excellent / verbose
詹
=
⺈
+
厂
+
儿
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言
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The excellent (詹) James Bond (詹) is fighting with Sun Wukong (儿) on top of a chocolate factory (厂) in front of the anthill (an1). James II of England (zh) is shouting verbose (詹) instructions at James Bond using a megaphone (言). Following James II of England's instructions James Bond is able to defeat Sun Wukong, who finally changes into a crane (⺈) to escape and fly away.