Pinyin final: "ei2"

The Pinyin final "ei2" 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 "ei2" can appear in.

Mnemonics for ei2

In the Eiffel Tower's kitchen.

Characters with ei2

enclosure

Mnemonic symbol: a plastic enclosure. Willy Walrus (w) is keeping frozen fish in an enclosure (囗) in the Eiffel Tower's kitchen (ei2).
to circle / to go back / to turn around / to answer / to return / to revolve / Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) / time / classifier for acts of a play / section or chapter (of a classic book)

= + : Helga Horse (hu-) smuggled herself into the Eiffel Tower's kitchen (-ei2). She covered herself in an enclosure (囗) full of mandarins (口). Unfortunately, she missed one little detail: The box full of mandarins is to be shipped back (回) to China soon.
to curve / to return / to revolve
variant of 迴|回[hui2]
variant of 回[hui2]

= + : Let's say this one looks like a closet.
(negative prefix for verbs) / have not / not

= + : Mahatma Gandhi is being carried out of the Eiffel Tower, and he just passed the entrance. He is not allowed to enter, because he has no money. He begs to be allowed to enter and tries to trade a bottle of water and a halberd for a ticket.
(negative prefix for verbs) have not; not
surname Lei
rope / to bind together / to twist around

= + : Sir Lancelot (l) planted a field (田) in the Eiffel Tower's kitchen (ei2) and knotted a lot of ropes (累) and silken scarves (糸) together to create a fence and mark off his territory.
to hang (down) / droop / dangle / bend down / hand down / bequeath / nearly / almost / to approach

= + + : The cat o' nine tails (壬) has been chasing Chantal Chicken (chu) all around the Eiffel Tower. In the kitchen (ei2) there is a weeping willow (垂, 垂柳) on which Chantal Chicken sits. Next to the willow, the cat o' nine tails is approaching. Both of them are holding a steel beam (工) in their hands to use as sword in their final encounter.
who / also pr. [shui2]

= + : Just inside the Eiffel Tower's kitchen Sherlock Holmes stands proudly in front of an advertising column advertising his performance in the Eiffel Tower tonight. He is very upset as two sparrows fly by and ask each other, "这是谁?是谁?"
variant of 為|为[wei2]
variant of 為|为[wei2] / as (i.e. in the capacity of) / to take sth as / to act as / to serve as / to behave as / to become / to be / to do
as (in the capacity of) / to take sth as / to act as / to serve as / to behave as / to become / to be / to do / by (in the passive voice)
to follow / to comply with / varying according to... / to allow / subsequently

= + : Susan Saint Bernard walks the pope just inside the Eiffel Tower's kitchen. Susan Saint Bernard wants to climb the tower vertically and pulls on the pope's leash, but the pope cannot follow her, which puzzles Susan Saint Bernard because it's the most normal thing in the world to her.
surname Sui

= + : Susan Saint Bernard walks the pope just inside the Eiffel Tower's kitchen. Susan Saint Bernard wants to climb the tower vertically and pulls on the pope's leash, but the pope cannot follow her, which puzzles Susan Saint Bernard because it's the most normal thing in the world to her.
hello (when answering the phone)
medium / intermediary / matchmaker / go-between / abbr. for 媒體|媒体[mei2 ti3], media, esp. news media

= + : Mahatma Gandhi (m) hired a match-maker (媒) to find a wife for him. The match-maker finally found Bessy Coleman (女), and for their wedding just inside the Eiffel Tower's kitchen (ei2) the match-maker plays "somewhere over the rainbow" on her ukulele (某) for them.
soft leather

= + : Mnemonic symbol: soft leather gloves.

Willy Walrus tries to steal a golden cage which has been locked to the Eiffel Tower's kitchen. He wears a pair of soft leather gloves and wields a crowbar, with which he tries to remove the cage from the Eiffel Tower.
surname Wei

= + : Mnemonic symbol: soft leather gloves.

Willy Walrus tries to steal a golden cage which has been locked to the Eiffel Tower's kitchen. He wears a pair of soft leather gloves and wields a crowbar, with which he tries to remove the cage from the Eiffel Tower.