Pinyin initial: "z"

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

Mnemonics for z

Z is for Zorro.

Characters with z

咱

偺

zán = z + an2

variant of 咱[zan2]

噪

譟

zào = z + ao4

variant of 噪[zao4]

噪 = 口 + 喿 : Zorro (z) finds the cuckoo clock (喿) in the aorta's bathroom (ao4) makes a lot of noise (噪), so he jams the cuckoo's opening shut with a mandarin (口).

啧

嘖

zé = z + e2

(interj. of admiration or of disgust) / to click one's tongue / to attempt to (find an opportunity to) speak

赀

貲

zi̅ = z + Ø1

to estimate / to fine (archaic) / variant of 資|资[zi1]

镃

鎡

zi̅ = z + Ø1

hoe / mattock