Pinyin "zhe5"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "zhe5" is split up into two parts: "zh" and "e5". 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, zhān​mǔ​sī èr​shì).

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "e5"

On the elevator's roof.

Characters pronounced zhe5

着
著
zhe = zh + e5
aspect particle indicating action in progress
着 = 目 + 羊 : James II of England (zh) cuddles with the sheep (羊) also on the roof of the aorta (e5), and again the Eye of Providence (目) catches fire (着) out of jealousy as it watches the action in progress(着).