Pinyin initial: "c"

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

Mnemonics for c

C is for the King of Chu.

Characters with c

草
cào = c + ao4
variant of 肏[cao4]
草
cǎo = c + ao3
grass / straw / manuscript / draft (of a document) / careless / rough / CL:棵[ke1],撮[zuo3],株[zhu1],根[gen1]
草 = 艹 + 早 : The King of Chu has an important appointment today, so he set a special alarm the day before. Before he went to sleep on his artificial lawn, he set up a bale of straw just above his artificial lawn; when the alarm goes off the bale of straw will fall down on him and wake him up.
擦
ca̅ = c + a1
to wipe / to erase / rubbing (brush stroke in painting) / to clean / to polish
擦 = 察 + 扌 : The undercover agent (察) found out that soon the super villain he is following will arrive at the ashram. As he waits in front of the lighthouse (a1) the King of Chu (c) arrives. Certain that it must be the villain the agent quickly tries to rub off (擦) the King's make-up using a toy claw (扌), hoping to unmask the villain.
糙
ca̅o = c + ao1
rough / coarse (in texture)
餐
ca̅n = c + an1
meal / to eat / classifier for meals
餐 = ⺊ + 夕 + 又 + 食 : The King of Chu (c) wants to enjoy his meal (餐), a bag of instant noodles (食) in front of the anthill (an1). A bat (夕) wants to eat it as well, although the King of Chu already marked it with a pennant (⺊)! Every time the bat swoops towards the noodles the King of Chu punches her with his boxing glove (又).
测
測
cè = c + e4
to survey / to measure / to conjecture
测 = 则 + 氵 : Wu Zetian (则) and the King of Chu (c) think that they are a good match and want to marry, but before they do, they interview (测) each other in the elevator's bathroom (e4). They spin a water bottle (氵) and whoever it is pointing at has to fill out the other one's survey (测).
惭
慚
cán = c + an2
ashamed
惭 = 忄 + 斩 : The King of Chu (c) just entered the anthill (an2) and is very ashamed (惭). He got his flail (忄) stuck in his lawn mower (斩) and now he cannot get it out, so he has to ask his friends for help, which is really embarrassing for him.
惭
慙
cán = c + an2
variant of 慚|惭[can2]
惭 = 忄 + 斩 : The King of Chu (c) just entered the anthill (an2) and is very ashamed (惭). He got his flail (忄) stuck in his lawn mower (斩) and now he cannot get it out, so he has to ask his friends for help, which is really embarrassing for him.
层
層
céng = c + (e)ng2
to pile on top of one another / layer; stratum / floor (of a building); story / (math.) sheaf / classifier for layers
层 = 云 + 尸 : The King of Chu (c) is enjoying a lasagna (千层面) in the engine's kitchen ((e)ng2) when suddenly a ghost (尸) surrounded by a dark cloud (云) appears and starts to haunt him. Terrified, the King of Chu drops the lasagna and runs away. The ghost reached its goal and starts devouring the lasagna himself.
采
採
cǎi = c + ai3
to pick / to pluck / to collect / to select / to choose / to gather
采 = 木 + 爫 : The King of Chu (c) decorated the airplane's (ai3) Christmas trees (木) with plectrums (采), now it's time to decorate himself. He selects parts of his beard to shave with an electric razor (爫), then goes on to select some of the leaves to pluck them out and put them in his partly shaved face.
采 = 木 + 爫 : Mnemonic symbol: a plectrum.
采
cài = c + ai4
allotment to a feudal noble
采
cǎi = c + ai3
color / complexion / looks / variant of 彩[cai3] / variant of 採|采[cai3]
菜
cài = c + ai4
dish (type of food) / vegetable / cuisine / CL:盤|盘[pan2],道[dao4] / (coll.) (one's) type / (of one's skills etc) weak / poor
菜 = 艹 + 采 : The King oh Chu (c) is busy preparing a dish (菜) in the airplane's bathroom (ai4). He is using two plectrums (采) to pluck out parts of a mat of artificial lawn (艹).
踩
跴
cǎi = c + ai3
variant of 踩[cai3]
踩 = ⻊ + 采 : The King of Chu (c) is playing his guitar in the airplane (ai3). Every time he looses his plectrum (采) he quickly steps (踩) on it with his left cowboy boot (⻊) to prevent it from rolling away.
踩
cǎi = c + ai3
to step on / to tread / to stamp / to press a pedal / to pedal (a bike) / (online) to downvote
踩 = ⻊ + 采 : The King of Chu (c) is playing his guitar in the airplane (ai3). Every time he looses his plectrum (采) he quickly steps (踩) on it with his left cowboy boot (⻊) to prevent it from rolling away.
睬
cǎi = c + ai3
to pay attention / to take notice of / to care for
睬 = 目 + 采 : The King of Chu (c) is playing a song for the sun (目) in the airplane (ai3), but the sun is not paying attention to the song at all. It only pays attention (睬) to the King of Chu's beautiful golden plectrum (采).
睬
倸
cǎi = c + ai3
variant of 睬[cai3]
睬 = 目 + 采 : The King of Chu (c) is playing a song for the sun (目) in the airplane (ai3), but the sun is not paying attention to the song at all. It only pays attention (睬) to the King of Chu's beautiful golden plectrum (采).
差
ci̅ = c + Ø1
used in 參差|参差[cen1 ci1]
残
殘
cán = c + an2
to destroy / to spoil / to ruin / to injure / cruel / oppressive / savage / brutal / incomplete / disabled / to remain / to survive / remnant / surplus
残 = 戋 + 歹 : The King of Chu (c) invited the wicked witch (歹) to try his floating tank (戋) in the anthill's kitchen (an2) and without waiting he pushed the wicked witch in and closed the lid. After a while he checked on her and found to only the complete tank, but also the wicked witch absolutely ruined (残).
参
㕘
ca̅n = c + an1
variant of 參|参[can1]
参 = 厶 + 大 + 彡 : Mnemonic symbol: a bib number.

The King of Chu takes part in a marathon starting in front of the anthill, and he already fixed his bib number to his shirt. Right next to him there is a mysterious, huge person fixing their bib number to their shirt. It is a big robot in disguise to be allowed to participate. The robot disguised itself with a fake nose and a long fake Santa Clause beard.