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

匚

fa̅ng = f + ang1

"right open box" radical (Kangxi radical 22), occurring in 区, 医, 匹 etc

I'm just gonna represent this element by a metal box.

Frankenstein's Monster is really mad about not being able to open a metal box in front of the anglepod.

匪

fěi = f + ei3

bandit / (literary) not

匪 = 匚 + 非 : Frankenstein's Monster (f) caught a bandit (匪) in a metal box (匚) in the Eiffel Tower (ei3). Right now he is busy analyzing the negatives (非) of all the surveillance cameras while the bandit is waiting in the metal box.

纷

紛

fe̅n = f + (e)n1

numerous / confused / disorderly

纷 = 分 + 纟 : Frankenstein's Monster (f) organized a silk worm (纟) race in front of the encampment ((e)n1), but as he started the race and watches his stop watch (分) he notices that every worm is crawling into a different direction and it is a big mess (纷).

纺

紡

fǎng = f + ang3

to spin (cotton or hemp etc) / fine woven silk fabric

纺 = 方 + 纟 : Frankenstein's Monster (f) is spinning silk (纺) inside of the anglepod (ang3). He directly spins (纺) the silk produced by a silk worm (纟) on a square (方) frame.

绯

緋

fe̅i = f + ei1

dark red / purple silk

飞

飛

fe̅i = f + ei1

to fly

Looks like a hummingbird. Frankenstein's monster is being pecked by a hummingbird in front of the Eiffel Tower.

飛 = 𠃧 + 升 : looks like a rook holding a branch and a stick in its beak with its baby : the mother rook to its baby: “ if yu wanna fly, yu need to learn to jump first then I’ll give yu a TOW BOOST, or maybe I’m gonna gallop fast as a TOUR BUS, skip over obstacles then hurl yu from the top of a HILL, then yu’ll be able to help me pick branches and turn them into sticks to build yur nest.

饭

飯

fàn = f + an4

cooked rice / CL:碗[wan3] / meal / CL:頓|顿[dun4] / (loanword) fan / devotee

饭 = 反 + 饣 : In the anthill's bathroom (an4) the protester (反) is protesting against the eating of Chinese crullers (饣) because they are so unhealthy. He rather wants Frankenstein's Monster (f) to eat a healthy raw vegan salad (饭). Frankenstein's Monster is quite happy with his cruller and beats the protester with his cruller on the head to let him know that his suggestions are not welcome.

繁

緐

fán = f + an2

old variant of 繁[fan2]

繁 = 敏 + 糸 : Frankenstein's Monster (f) sneezes without end in the anthill's kitchen (an2) after coming in. He doesn't know that he's allergic (敏) against his fine silk scarf (糸). How should he, since he doesn't have an immune system it seems complicated (繁) how this allergy should even work.

繁

fán = f + an2

complicated / many / in great numbers / abbr. for 繁體|繁体[fan2 ti3], traditional form of Chinese characters

粪

糞

fèn = f + (e)n4

manure / dung

粪 = 米 + 共 : The communist (共) and Frankenstein's Monster (f) are preparing a rice plantation in the encampment’s bathroom ((e)n4). They first fill the bathtub with manure (粪), and then proceed to drop rice corns from a sack of rice (米) on the manure.

封

fe̅ng = f + (e)ng1

to confer / to grant / to bestow a title / to seal / classifier for sealed objects, esp. letters

封 = 圭 + 寸 : Frankenstein's Monster (f) received a grant (封) in front of the engine ((e)ng1). The grant gives him the funds to continue his research about excavating jade tablets (圭) in the area. The grant itself has also been inscribed into a jade tablet (圭). At the same time he is also conferred the title of "master excavator". This saves Frankenstein's scientific career, so he happily thumbs up (寸).

封

fe̅ng = f + (e)ng1

surname Feng

犯

fàn = f + an4

to violate / to offend / to assault / criminal / crime / to make a mistake / recurrence (of mistake or sth bad)

犯 = 㔾 + 犭 : Frankenstein's Monster enters the anthill's bathroom and sees a terrible crime happening: the US navy seal is just about to assault a dachshund in the bathroom.

番

fa̅n = f + an1

foreign (non-Chinese) / barbarian / classifier for occurrences (of an event, action or speech utterance) / classifier for iterations: times, -fold (as in twofold etc) / classifier for situations: kind, sort

番 = 田 + 釆 : Frankenstein's Monster (f) is growing tomatoes (番) from a foreign country (番) on a field (田) in front of the anthill (an1). From time to time he uses a sampling tool (釆) to draw some ketchup (番) to see if the tomatoes are ready yet.

翻

fa̅n = f + an1

to turn over / to flip over / to overturn / to rummage through / to translate / to decode / to double / to climb over or into / to cross

翻 = 番 + 羽 : In front of the anthill (an1), Frankenstein's Monster (f) is flipping over (翻) his tomatoes (番) very, very carefully. In order not to damage them he always turns them over on a few feathers (羽).

翻

飜

fa̅n = f + an1

variant of 翻[fan1]

泛

氾

fàn = f + an4

variant of 泛[fan4]

泛 = 乏 + 氵 : Frankenstein's Monster (f) knocked over a magic water bottle (氵) which is never emptying, so it is flooding (泛) the whole anthill, especially the bathroom (an4) in which he is. Frankenstein's Monster was able to climb on a futon (乏) and is now floating (泛) on the water.

范

範

fàn = f + an4

pattern / model / example

范 = 艹 + 㔾 + 氵 : The Navy Seal (㔾) gives Frankenstein's Monster (f) a demonstration (范) of his skills in the anthill's bathroom (an4). He disguises himself using artificial lawn (艹) and tells Frankenstein's Monster to empty a big water bottle (氵) right over him to show him how tough he is.

范

fàn = f + an4

surname Fan

费

費

fèi = f + ei4

surname Fei