Pinyin initial: "f"

The Pinyin initial "f" is used in the first half of Pinyin syllables. In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, "f" belongs to the group of Pinyin initials which are represented in mnemonics by men. You can visit the Pinyin index to see all Pinyin syllables from this mnemonic group, or to see all Pinyin syllables "f" can appear in.

Mnemonics for f

F is for Frankenstein's Monster.

Characters with f

variant of 帆[fan1]

= + : Van Gogh (凡) wants to go sailing in front of the anthill (an1). He is standing on Frankenstein's Monster (f) who is lying flat on the ground. His plan is to set his towel (巾) and start sailing (帆) when the tide is high enough.
variant of 法[fa3]

= + : Mnemonic symbol: A lawyer's wig.

= + : Frankenstein's monster locked himself to a concrete barrel during a demonstration in the ashram, but now he's in a really unpleasant situation: the lawyer's wig he put on slipped on his face and his bottle of water rolled away, but he can't change any of it since he locked his arms into the concrete barrel.
variant of 蜂[feng1]

= + : Frankenstein's Monster (f) observes a mosquito (虫) and a bee (蜂) fighting in front of the engine ((e)ng1). He wants to break up the fight but as he intervenes, the mosquito and the bee both butt (夆) him.
sulfone
to sleep (Cantonese) / Mandarin equivalent: 睡[shui4]
see 砝碼|砝码[fa3 ma3]
hemp seeds / luxurious / abundant
used in 醱酵|酦酵[fa1 jiao4] / Taiwan pr. [po4]
see 醱酵|酦酵[fa1 jiao4]
vanadium
fermium (chemistry)
Artemisia stellariana
misty / foggy
old variant of 烽[feng1]
variant of 砝[fa3]
old variant of 霏[fei1]
old variant of 法[fa3] / law
old variant of 法[fa3]
(literary) to violate (a moral code)