Pinyin initial: "m"

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

Mnemonics for m

M is for Mahatma Gandhi.

Characters with m

(question particle for "yes-no" questions)

= + : On the ashram, Mahatma Gandhi asks the unicorn if he can eat its mandarin.
ma / mom / mother

= + : The unicorn told his kids Bessy Coleman and Mahatma Gandhi that he will finally reveal to them who their real mother is. In front of the ashram, they meet their mom for a first time, and realize that she is a centaur.
weight / number / code / to pile / to stack / classifier for length or distance (yard), happenings etc

= + : Just when Mahatma Gandhi (m) and the unicorn (马) entered the ashram (a3) a giant rock (石) fell down and trapped them inside. There is an inscription written on it: if they ever want to leave, they will have to find the secret number (码) and say it out loud. There is also a hint: "how many roads must a man walk down?"
variant of 罵|骂[ma4]

= + : The unicorn (马) threw two mandarins (吅) into the toilet of the ashram (a4) and now it is clogged. Mahatma Gandhi (m) has to use the toilet urgently and scolds (骂) the unicorn for not telling him earlier that the toilet is clogged.
to scold / to abuse / to curse / CL:通[tong4],頓|顿[dun4]

= + : The unicorn (马) threw two mandarins (吅) into the toilet of the ashram (a4) and now it is clogged. Mahatma Gandhi (m) has to use the toilet urgently and scolds (骂) the unicorn for not telling him earlier that the toilet is clogged.
see 謎兒|谜儿[mei4 r5], riddle
do not / there is none who

= + + : Mnemonic symbol: 莫扎特, Mozart. Mozart (莫) is giving a concert in the observatory's bathroom (o4). He is sourroundes by sheets of artificial lawn (艹), and since there is none who (莫) is allowed to touch the lawn, it is guarded by a big robot (大). Mahatma Gandhi (m) is in the audience and in the middle of the concert he jumps on the lawn to protest against the sun (日), who is also in the audience, because the sun is responsible for draughts which threaten the farmers. In the end the robot has to carry Gandhi away.
surname Mo
to imitate / model / norm / pattern

= + : Mahatma Gandhi (m) and Mozart (莫) both want to impress a super model (模) in the observatory's kitchen (o2). They both set up beautiful Christmas trees (木) to impress the super model with their decoration skills.
membrane / film

= + : In the observatory's kitchen (o2) the moon (月) and Mozart (莫) are spanning a membrane (膜) as a trampoline for Mahatma Gandhi (m) to jump on.
awn (of cereals) / arista (of grain) / tip (of a blade) / Miscanthus sinensis (type of grass) / variant of 邙, Mt Mang at Luoyang in Henan

= + : Mahatma Gandhi (m-) is cutting grass (艹) just inside entrance of the anglepod (ang2) wearing a beret (亠) and using a shovel (乚) as the sharp point / tip of blade (芒) with which to cut the grass. He works so hard on cutting the grass, he looks like he is about to die (亡).
to sprout / to bud / to have a strong affection for (slang) / adorable (loanword from Japanese 萌え moe, slang describing affection for a cute character)

= + : Mahatma Gandhi (m) has a strong affection for (萌) the flower buds (萌) he planted on sheets of artificial lawn (艹) in the engine's kitchen ((e)ng2). To make them grow faster he illuminates them with a huge searchlight (明).
lonesome

= + : Mozart (莫) lives under a huge graduation cap (宀) in the observatory's bathroom (o4). He often feels very lonesome (寞), except when Mahatma Gandhi (m) comes to visit him.
mushroom
to conceal from / to keep (sb) in the dark

= + + : The Eye of Providence (目) just arrived in the anthill (an2) to inspect Mahatma Gandhi's (m) income, but Mahatma Gandhi concealed (瞒) his many taels of gold (两) under a layer of artificial lawn (艹) which he distributed just inside the anthill's kitchen (an2).
Mongol ethnic group / abbr. for Mongolia 蒙古國|蒙古国[Meng3 gu3 guo2] / Taiwan pr. [Meng2]
blind / dim-sighted
to deceive / to cheat / to hoodwink / to make a wild guess
(knocked) unconscious / dazed / stunned
drizzle / mist

= + + + : Mahatma Gandhi (m) is leading a swine (豕) through the mist (蒙) in the engine's kitchen ((e)ng2) by playing the flute (一) for her. He wants to pickle her with artificial lawn (艹) and already lifted the cooking top (冖) of his kettle.