Pinyin "zheng1"
In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "zheng1" is split up into two parts: "zh" and "(e)ng1". 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 "(e)ng1"
In front of the engine.
Characters pronounced zheng1
first month of the lunar year
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to invite / to recruit / to levy (taxes) / to draft (troops) / phenomenon / symptom / characteristic sign (used as proof) / evidence
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journey / trip / expedition / to go on long campaign / to attack
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abdominal tumor / bowel obstruction / (fig.) sticking point
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to strive for / to vie for / to argue or debate / deficient or lacking (dialect) / how or what (literary)
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used in 掙扎|挣扎[zheng1 zha2]
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guzheng or long zither / long zither with 13 to 16 strings, developed from guqin 古琴 during Tang and Song times / Japanese koto
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to open (one's eyes)
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multitudinous / the masses / to present (to sb) / to rise / to advance / to progress / archaic variant of 蒸[zheng1]
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to evaporate / (of cooking) to steam / torch made from hemp stalks or bamboo (old) / finely chopped firewood (old)
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(literary) boiled stew of fish and meat
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clang of metals / small gong
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