Pinyin initial: "r"

The Pinyin initial "r" is used in the first half of Pinyin syllables. In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, "r" 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 "r" can appear in.

Mnemonics for r

R is for Robinson Crusoe.

Characters with r

任

rèn = r + (e)n4

to assign / to appoint / to take up a post / office / responsibility / to let / to allow / to give free rein to / no matter (how, what etc) / classifier for terms served in office, or for spouses, girlfriends etc (as in 前任男友)

任 = 亻 + 壬 : An assignment written down on a heap of paper. Robinson Crusoe agreed to take care of Rosa Luxemburg's cat o' nine tails for a few days. Rosa wrote down his assignment on paper and handles him the heap in the encampment's bathroom.

肰

rán = r + an2

dog meat / old variant of 然[ran2]

肰 = 月 + 犬 : In the anthill's kitchen, Robinson Crusoe serves the St Bernard Dog Robinson's favourite dish from when he was stranded on that island. He serves it in a moon-shaped bowl, and it it some kind of meat, which the dog happily eats. He would be shocked to find out that it's dog meat he's eating.

然

rán = r + an2

correct / right / so / thus / like this / -ly

然 = 灬 + 肰 : Robinson Crusoe is grilling some dog meat on his BBQ in the anthill's kitchen, but it's hard to do it correctly because of all the animal rights activists. They think it's not right to grill dog meat.

燃

rán = r + an2

to burn / to ignite / to light / fig. to spark off (hopes) / to start (debate) / to raise (hopes)

燃 = 火 + 然 : Robinson Crusoe (r) is igniting (燃) a fire (火) in the anthill's kitchen (an2) hoping (燃) to cook his dinner there, but soon people come over and tell him it's not right (然) to do so because of the potential carbon monoxide poisoning.

禸

róu = r + ou2

trample

禸 = 冂 + 厶 : Robinson Crusoe spent the whole day following a map around in the outhouse's kitchen, expecting to find an invaluable treasure. Instead he just found a fake nose, and infuriated, he tramples on this damned map.

绕

繞

rào = r + ao4

to wind / to coil (thread) / to rotate around / to spiral / to move around / to go round (an obstacle) / to by-pass / to make a detour / to confuse / to perplex

绕 = 尧 + 纟 : Robinson Crusoe (r) and the silk worm (纟) want to pay their respect to Tang Yao (尧), so they coil up (绕) the silkworm's silk in the aorta's bathroom (ao4) to manufacture some fine clothes for Tang Yao while he waits for them to be finished.

绕

遶

rào = r + ao4

variant of 繞|绕[rao4], to rotate around / to spiral / to move around / to go round (an obstacle) / to by-pass / to make a detour

饶

饒

ráo = r + ao2

surname Rao

饶 = 尧 + 饣 : Tang Yao (尧) walks into the aorta (ao2) and sees Robinson Crusoe (r). He thinks Robinson looks very poor, so he throws him a Chinese cruller (饣) as a bonus (饶), but it lands in front of Robinson's feet and he falls down as he accidentally steps on the cruller. Promptly Tang Yao apologizes and Robinson Crusoe forgives (饶) him.

饶

饒

ráo = r + ao2

rich / abundant / exuberant / to add for free / to throw in as bonus / to spare / to forgive / despite / although

刃

rèn = r + (e)n4

edge of blade

刃 = 丶 + 刀 : Mnemonic symbol: a (double-edged) two-handed sword.

Robinson Crusoe (r) got a new double-edged sword (刃) and is practising with it in the encampment's bathroom ((e)n4). He starts with cutting his old cleaver (刀), but soon takes the challenge to cut a flying petal leaf (丶) in half.

忍

rěn = r + (e)n3

to bear / to endure / to tolerate / to restrain oneself

忍 = 刃 + 心 : Robinson Crusoe (r) cannot endure (忍) life anymore. In the encampment ((e)n3) he puts his heart (心) on the floor and is ready to end his life with one streak of his bihänder (刃).

韧

靭

rèn = r + (e)n4

variant of 韌|韧[ren4]

韧 = 刃 + 韦 : Robinson Crusoe (r) got a brand new zweihänder (刃). In order not to hurt himself during his first practice in the encampment's bathroom ((e)n4) he also got a pair of very durable (韧) and strong (韧) soft leather gloves (韦).

韧

韌

rèn = r + (e)n4

annealed / pliable but strong / tough / tenacious

韧

靱

rèn = r + (e)n4

old variant of 韌|韧[ren4]

染

rǎn = r + an3

to dye / to catch (a disease) / to acquire (bad habits etc) / to contaminate / to add color washes to a painting

染 = 木 + 氿 : Robinson Crusoe (r) finds that there is a small mountain spring (氿) in the anthill (an3). Unfortunately it is contaminated (染) by a plastic Christmas tree (木) standing next to it. The BPA and dye from the Christmas tree leak into the water and change the creek's color (染).

柔

róu = r + ou2

soft / flexible / supple / yielding / rho (Greek letter Ρρ)

柔 = 木 + 矛 : Robinson Crusoe (r) invented a new judo (柔) flavor in which judo is combined with wielding a soft (柔) rubber lance (矛). He is trying out his new technique by practising with a Christmas tree (木) in the outhouse's kitchen (ou2), trying to bring the tree down with his lance.

揉

róu = r + ou2

to knead / to massage / to rub

揉 = 扌 + 柔 : Robinson Crusoe (r) is practicing his judo (柔) skills in the outhouse's kitchen (ou2). He wrestled his enemy to the ground and tortures (揉) him by rubbing (揉) his belly with a toy claw (扌).

壤

rǎng = r + ang3

soil / earth

壤 = 土 + 襄 : Robinson Crusoe (r) and many others are working hard in a communal effort (襄) to analyze the soil (壤) in the Angwor Wat (ang3). They are digging up a lot of dirt (土) and want to analyze which layer of soil (壤) is the best one for agriculture.

攘

rǎng = r + ang3

to push up one's sleeves / to reject or resist / to seize / to perturb / to steal

嚷

rǎng = r + ang3

to shout / to bellow / to make a big deal of sth / to make a fuss about sth

嚷 = 口 + 襄 : Robinson Crusoe (r) has been active in a communal joint effort (襄) to provide Soylent Orange to the local people in the anglepod (ang3). One day he cannot bear his secret anymore and blurs out (嚷) that Soylent Orange is made from mandarins (口)!