quiet – ann-jing

Written as ānjìng or anjing

To remember that quiet is pronounced ann-jing (anjing) in Mandarin Chinese, use the following mnemonic:

Could you keep them quiet? The animals are jingling (ann-jing) their bells very loudly.

Tones

1. Ann (animal) is a 1st tone with — as an accent.

Associate animal, a 1st tone, with a string or tie or tying a knot. See Tones and Mnemonics.

The animals were all wrapped in string.

2. Jing (jingle) is a 4th tone with \ as an accent.

Associate jingle, a 4th tone, with lowering things like trip or slide down. See Tones and Mnemonics.

The jingle bell slid down the slide.

Remember

Ann = 1st tone = —

Jing = 4th tone = \