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
喒
zán = z + an2
variant of 咱[zan2]
葬
塟
zàng = z + ang4
old variant of 葬[zang4]
葬 = 艹 + 死 + 廾 : After Zorro (z) died (死) he was buried (葬) with his hands cuffed (廾) behind his back in the anglepod's bathroom (ang4). A lot of artificial lawn (艹) has since grown on the grave.
帻
幘
zé = z + e2
turban / head-covering
傮
za̅o = z + ao1
finish, to go around
傤
儎
zài = z + ai4
load / cargo / old variant of 載|载[zai4] / to transport / to deliver / to bear / to support
儹
zǎn = z + an3
to accumulate, to hoard, to store up
剚
zì = z + Ø4
erect / stab
呰
zǐ = z + Ø3
to slander / to blame / to revile
呲
zi̅ = z + Ø1
variant of 齜|龇[zi1]
咂
za̅ = z + a1
to sip / to smack one's lips / to taste / to savor
唣
zào = z + ao4
see 羅唣|罗唣, to create a disturbance / to make trouble / to harass
唣
唕
zào = z + ao4
variant of 唣[zao4]
皁
zào = z + ao4
black / police runners, from the black clothes formerly worn by them
孶
zi̅ = z + Ø1
old variant of 孳[zi1]
寁
zǎn = z + an3
swift
嵫
zi̅ = z + Ø1
see 崦嵫[Yan1 zi1]
戝
zéi = z + ei2
old variant of 賊|贼[zei2]
扗
zài = z + ai4
old variant of 在[zai4]