Pinyin "ling2"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "ling2" is split up into two parts: "li" and "(e)ng2". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.

Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "li"

Li is for Li Qingzhao, writer and poet of the Song Dynasty.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "(e)ng2"

In the engine's kitchen.

Characters pronounced ling2

damask / thin silk
clever / (old) actor / actress

= + : Li Qingzhao (li) wants to enter engine, but Rosa Luxemburg (亻) won't let her pass the entrance ((e)ng2). Fortunately Li Qingzhao is clever (伶) enough to show Rosa Luxemburg her Ling Pai (令).
fungus / tuber
tail feathers / plume
(literary) to hear; to listen
to hear / to listen / to understand clearly
Japanese variant of 靈|灵
used in 呤呤[ling2 ling2]
variant of 凌[ling2]
Eurya japonica
mud carp (Cirrhina molitorella)
Japanese variant of 齡|龄
sound of water flowing
surname Ling
sandfly
wagtail / lark
variant of 櫺|棂[ling2]
latticework on a window