Pinyin initial: "l"

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

Mnemonics for l

L is for Sir Lancelot.

Characters with l

to pull / to play (a bowed instrument) / to drag / to draw / to chat / (coll.) to empty one's bowels

= + : In front of the ashram, sir Lancelot tries to make some music using a fiddlestick and a vase by bowing along the opening of the vase. Maybe he would be successful if he put down that silly toy claw.

= + : Mnemonic symbol: a fiddlestick
(onom.) sound of singing, cheering etc / (phonetic) / (dialect) to chat

= + : Sir Lancelot (l) built a fiddle out of a hollow mandarin (口) and strokes it using a fiddlestick (拉). He is busking in front of the ashram (a1) playing his fiddle and chanting (啦) loudly, hoping to make some money.
la = l + a5
sentence-final particle, contraction of 了啊, indicating exclamation / particle placed after each item in a list of examples
to block sb's path / to obstruct / to flag down (a taxi)

= + : Sir Lancelot is rushing through the anthill's kitchen. He tries to flag down a taxi using a toy claw and an orchid.
to fish up / to dredge up

= + : The hardworking laborer (劳) is dredging (捞) up the floor in front of the aorta (ao1) with a toy claw (扌) when suddenly he fishes (捞) the skeleton of Sir Lancelot (l) out of the dirt.
to monopolize; to seize / to take into one's arms; to embrace / to fasten (with a rope etc) / to take on (responsibility etc); to canvass
to monopolize / to seize / to take into one's arms / to embrace / to fasten (with a rope etc) / to take on (responsibility etc) / to canvass
surname Leng

= + : Inside of the engine, Sir Lancelot kind of misuses the superpower the emperor gave him. He shows everyone his 令牌 and tells them that it is his task to collect all really nice and cool popsicles so that he can cool down a bit.
cold

= + : Inside of the engine, Sir Lancelot kind of misuses the superpower the emperor gave him. He shows everyone his 令牌 and tells them that it is his task to collect all really nice and cool popsicles so that he can cool down a bit.
(arch.) minister / official / noun prefix denoting function or status / a youth

= + : Mnemonic symbol: a franc (法郎).

The imperator (阝) is very satisfied with Sir Lancelot's (l) deeds. In the anglepod's kitchen (ang2) he gives him a thank you card (良) and a franc (郎) as a bonus. His minister (郎), 二郎 (郎), is very jealous though, so he snatches the franc away as Sir Lancelot wants to fetch it.
surname Lang

= + : Mnemonic symbol: a franc (法郎).

The imperator (阝) is very satisfied with Sir Lancelot's (l) deeds. In the anglepod's kitchen (ang2) he gives him a thank you card (良) and a franc (郎) as a bonus. His minister (郎), 二郎 (郎), is very jealous though, so he snatches the franc away as Sir Lancelot wants to fetch it.
clear / bright

= + : The moon (月) presents a thank you very much-card (良) to Lancelot (l) in the anglepod (ang3). The moon used luminous stone from his front surface, and so Lancelot is blinded by the very bright (朗) light which shines towards him as he opens the card.
corridor / veranda / porch

= 广 + : Lancelot (l) is sitting on the porch (廊) in the anglepod's kitchen (ang2) when suddenly little parachutes (广) with each a franc (郎) attached land on his porch (廊).
wave / breaker / unrestrained / dissipated / to stroll / to ramble

= + : In the past, waves (浪) used to break (浪) out of the anglepod's toilets (ang4) in an unrestrained (浪) way and dissipate (浪) through the while temple complex. But one day, Sir Lancelot (l) saw this misery and decided to help. He put up wave breakers (浪) which guide the waves into bottles of water (氵) so that the water can be poured back into the toilet. The high temple priest was so thankful that he gave Lancelot a thank you card (良).
tears

= + : Sir Lancelot (l) and the eye of providence (目) are collecting their tears (泪) using water bottles (氵) in the Eiffel Tower's bathroom (ei4).
flooded
lazy

= + : Sir Lancelot (l) has been hanging around in the anthill (an3) for days, until one day the Dalai Lama (赖) comes over and punishes him by beating him with a flail (忄) for being so lazy (懒).
variant of 懶|懒[lan3]

= + : Sir Lancelot (l) has been hanging around in the anthill (an3) for days, until one day the Dalai Lama (赖) comes over and punishes him by beating him with a flail (忄) for being so lazy (懒).
to look distracted / to stare blankly / distracted / blank / (coll.) unexpectedly / rash / rashly

= + + : Sir Lancelot (l) keeps his favorite flail (忄) and net (罒) in a square (方) each in the engine's bathroom ((e)ng4). From time to time he stares blankly (愣) at his mementos as he daydreams (愣) about the good old times.
surname Lou / one of the 28 lunar mansions in Chinese astronomy

= + : Bessie Coleman (女) invited Sir Lancelot (l) over for dinner in her lunar mansion (娄) in the outhouse's kitchen (ou2). Because Lancelot is extremely hungry, he brings a sack of rice (米) as a present for his host.