Pinyin final: "(e)ng3"

The Pinyin final "(e)ng3" is used in the second half of Pinyin syllables. In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the second half of a Pinyin syllable is always represented by a location. You can visit the Pinyin index to see all Pinyin syllables from this mnemonic group, or to see all Pinyin syllables "(e)ng3" can appear in.

Mnemonics for (e)ng3

In the engine's living room.

Characters with (e)ng3

肿

腫

zhǒng = zhu + (e)ng3

to swell / swelling / swollen

肿 = 中 + 月 : The moon (月) and Julian Giant Squid (zhu) are playing darts inside of the engine ((e)ng3). Right in his first turn Julian Giant Squid doesn't hit the dart board (中), but instead hits the moon's eye which starts swelling (肿) and develops into a tumor (肿).

颈

頸

jǐng = ji + (e)ng3

neck

颈 = 又 + 工 + 页 : Joan of Arc (ji) is working out in the engine ((e)ng3). She is carrying a steel beam (工) on her neck (颈) and keeps it balanced with her hands holding the beam on either side wearing boxing gloves (又). She has a sheet of paper (页) in front of her to keep track on how many squats she already did.

垄

壟

lǒng = lu + (e)ng3

ridge between fields / row of crops / grave mound

垄 = 土 + 龙 : Lenny Lemur (lu) is dead and the dragon (龙) prepares to bury him. He puts him in the center of the engine ((e)ng3) and lines up several rows of crop (垄) next to him. Then the dragon piles up dirt (土) until a sizable grave mound (垄) accumulated. Finally the dragon builds a circular ridge (垄) to separate the grave from the surrounding fields.

笼

籠

lǒng = lu + (e)ng3

to cover / to cage / covering / also pr. [long2]

巩

鞏

gǒng = gu + (e)ng3

secure / solid

巩 = 凡 + 工 : Mnemonic symbol: a padlock is both secure and solid.

Although it is forbidden, van Gogh (凡) created a new piece of art by securing (巩) steel beams (工) to the rocks inside of the engine ((e)ng3) using padlocks (巩). Gitta Giraffe, who is to care about engine tries to remove the piece, but it is very solid (巩).

讽

諷

fěng = f + (e)ng3

to satirize / to mock / to recite / Taiwan pr. [feng4]

讽 = 讠 + 风 : Frankenstein's Monster (f) is mocking (讽) an advertising column (讠) in the engine ((e)ng3). The wind (风) is blowing so hard that the column has to bend a lot in order not to break.

饼

餅

bǐng = bi + (e)ng3

round flat cake / cookie / cake / pastry / CL:張|张[zhang1]

饼 = 并 + 饣 : Brunhilde (bi) creates a new superfood inside of the engine ((e)ng3) by combining (并) a Chinese cruller (饣) with a flat bread (饼).

涌

湧

yǒng = yu + (e)ng3

to bubble up / to rush forth

涌 = 氵 + 甬 : Yu the Great (yu) is playing a game inside of the engine ((e)ng3). She is submerging bottles of air (氵) under a Yongzhong bell (甬), which is under water. As she turns over the bell after accumulating a lot of air, many bubbles rush forth (涌).

冢

塚

zhǒng = zhu + (e)ng3

variant of 冢[zhong3] / burial mound

梗

gěng = g + (e)ng3

branch / stem / stalk / CL:根[gen1] / to block / to hinder / (neologism that evolved from 哏[gen2], initially in Taiwan, during the first decade of the 21st century) memorable creative idea (joke, catchphrase, meme, neologism, witty remark etc) / prominent feature of a creative work (punchline of a joke, trope in a drama, special ingredient in a dish, riff in a pop song etc)

陇

隴

lǒng = lu + (e)ng3

short name for Gansu province 甘肅省|甘肃省[Gan1 su4 Sheng3]

総

zǒng = zu + (e)ng3

Japanese variant of 總|总

囧

jiǒng = ju + (e)ng3

(archaic) light, bright (variant of 冏[jiong3]) / (since c. 2005) (slang) emoticon signifying embarrassment, shock, helplessness etc

炯

jiǒng = ju + (e)ng3