Pinyin "jian1"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "jian1" is split up into two parts: "ji" and "an1". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.

Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "ji"

Ji is for Joan of Arc.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "an1"

In front of the anthill.

Characters pronounced jian1

歼

殲

jia̅n = ji + an1

to annihilate / abbr. for 殲擊機|歼击机[jian1 ji1 ji1], fighter plane

歼 = 千 + 歹 : In front of the anthill (an1) Joan of Arc (ji) is annihilating (歼) the wicked witch (歹) by smashing her to bits with a kilo (千).

奸

姦

jia̅n = ji + an1

to fornicate / to defile / adultery / rape

奸 = 女 + 干 : Bessie Coleman (女) is secretly working as a spy (奸细) and so crafty (奸) that she is able to steal Joan of Arc's (ji) dried fruits (干) in front of her in front of the anthill (an1).

艰

艱

jia̅n = ji + an1

difficult / hard / hardship

艰 = 又 + 艮 : Joan of Arc (ji) dropped her boxing glove (又) in front of the anthill (an1). It got stuck to a chewing gum (艮) on the pavement and now she has a hard (艰) time removing it. Joan of Arc's life is really difficult (艰) at the moment.

浅

淺

jia̅n = ji + an1

sound of moving water

浅 = 戋 + 氵 : Joan of Arc (ji) is floating in a floating tank (戋) in front of the anthill (an1). There is nothing to hear but the sound of moving water (浅) which she pours out of water bottles (氵) into the tank from time to time.

閒

jia̅n = ji + an1

variant of 間|间[jian1]

菅

jia̅n = ji + an1

(grass) / Themeda forsbali

犍

jia̅n = ji + an1

bullock / castrated bull / to castrate livestock

笺

箋

jia̅n = ji + an1