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
money / wealth / riches / property / valuables
to survey / to measure / to conjecture
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.
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).
miserable / wretched / cruel / inhuman / disastrous / tragic / dim / gloomy
to gather together, pool or collect / to happen by chance / to move close to / to exploit an opportunity