Pinyin final: "ai3"

The Pinyin final "ai3" is used in the second half of Pinyin syllables. In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the second half of a Pinyin syllable is always represented by a location. You can visit the Pinyin index to see all Pinyin syllables from this mnemonic group, or to see all Pinyin syllables "ai3" can appear in.

Mnemonics for ai3

In the airplane's living room.

Characters with ai3

百
bǎi = b + ai3
hundred / numerous / all kinds of
百 = 一 + 白 : Beelzebub enjoys preparing to allure a few mortals. Sitting on the throne in the airplane, he's waving a flute as a magic wand and enchanting one hundred white flags to look like one hundred one hundred 元 bills.
百
bǎi = b + ai3
surname Bai
百 = 一 + 白 : Beelzebub enjoys preparing to allure a few mortals. Sitting on the throne in the airplane, he's waving a flute as a magic wand and enchanting one hundred white flags to look like one hundred one hundred 元 bills.
采
採
cǎi = c + ai3
to pick / to pluck / to collect / to select / to choose / to gather
采 = 木 + 爫 : Mnemonic symbol: a plectrum.
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
cǎi = c + ai3
color / complexion / looks / variant of 彩[cai3] / variant of 採|采[cai3]
乃
廼
nǎi = n + ai3
variant of 乃[nai3]
乃
nǎi = n + ai3
to be / thus / so / therefore / then / only / thereupon
A poltergeist. The poltergeist is wearing a hood and stretching out his arms as he is moving to the right hand side.
奶
nǎi = n + ai3
breast / milk / to breastfeed
奶 = 乃 + 女 : Bessie Coleman (女) got two babies: baby Napoleon (n) and baby poltergeist (乃). She breastfeeds (奶) them inside of the airplane (ai3).
奶
嬭
nǎi = n + ai3
mother / variant of 奶[nai3]
奶 = 乃 + 女 : Bessie Coleman (女) got two babies: baby Napoleon (n) and baby poltergeist (乃). She breastfeeds (奶) them inside of the airplane (ai3).
奶
妳
nǎi = n + ai3
variant of 嬭|奶[nai3]
奶 = 乃 + 女 : Bessie Coleman (女) got two babies: baby Napoleon (n) and baby poltergeist (乃). She breastfeeds (奶) them inside of the airplane (ai3).
买
買
mǎi = m + ai3
to buy / to purchase
买 = ㇖ + 头 : Mahatma Gandhi visits the airplane. He sees a neat skull and a nice sickle, and he asks for the price, because he wants to buy them both.
海
hǎi = h + ai3
ocean / sea / CL:個|个[ge4],片[pian4] / great number of people or things / (dialect) numerous
海 = 每 + 氵 : Due to the runaway greenhouse effect, the oceans have risen and the airplane has been flooded. To do his daily workout, Hamlet has to do a handstand on two water bottles and do his push-ups this way.
海
hǎi = h + ai3
surname Hai
海 = 每 + 氵 : Due to the runaway greenhouse effect, the oceans have risen and the airplane has been flooded. To do his daily workout, Hamlet has to do a handstand on two water bottles and do his push-ups this way.
色
shǎi = sh + ai3
(coll.) color / used in 色子[shai3 zi5]
色 = ⺈ + 巴 : In the airplane, Sherlock Holmes watches the crane licking a very tasty lollipop. He wants to have it, so he challenges the crane for it. The crane agrees to give him the lollipop if he can beat him in a dice game.
改
gǎi = g + ai3
to change / to alter / to transform / to correct
改 = 己 + 攵 : Guy Fawkes rose to power in the airplane and the first thing he wants to do is to change the throne. He used a butcher's hook to scratch the jewels out of the golden throne. Now he uses a sledgehammer to change the throne into a new form, that is, a pile of garbage.
歹
dǎi = d + ai3
bad / wicked / evil / Kangxi radical 78
歹 = 一 + 夕 : Mnemonic symbol: a wicked witch.

Don Quixote (d) is hypnotized by a wicked witch (歹) playing her flute (一) in the airplane (ai3). She's playing her magic flute in order to sedate Don Quixote, so that her bats (夕) can drink his blood.
转
轉
zhuǎi = zhu + ai3
see 轉文|转文[zhuai3 wen2]
仔
zǎi = z + ai3
variant of 崽[zai3]
仔 = 亻 + 子 : Zorro (z) and Rosa Luxemburg (亻) are taking turns breeding an egg (子) inside of the airplane (ai3). After a couple of days it is ready and cracks open. A young boy (仔) jumps out; he is wearing nothing but jeans (仔).
彩
cǎi = c + ai3
(bright) color / variety / applause / applaud / lottery prize
彩 = 彡 + 采 : The King of Chu (c) is playing his fake Santa Clause beard (彡) by pulling the beard with one hand and plucking (采) the hairs using a plectrum (采) in the airplane (ai3). He is playing a variety (彩) of songs and the audience is applauding (彩) frantically.
载
載
zǎi = z + ai3
to record in writing / to carry (i.e. publish in a newspaper etc) / Taiwan pr. [zai4] / year
载 = 𢦏 + 车 : Zorro (z) carried the remains of his cabriolet (车) into the airplane (ai3). In a diary, he records in writing (载) all the wounds he had to sew (𢦏) and the remaining pieces of his crashed cabriolet.
矮
ǎi = Ø + ai3
low / short (in length)
矮 = 委 + 矢 : Albert Einstein (Ø) takes part in a darts (矢) tournament in the airplane (ai3), but the airplane's throne is just in the way of his darts, and he is too short (矮) to effectively throw the darts over the throne. Luckily he brought an artificial leg (委) which he can use to shoot the darts.