Pinyin "cui1"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "cui1" is split up into two parts: "cu" and "ei1". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.

Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "cu"

Cu is for Kitty Cat.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "ei1"

In front of the Eiffel Tower.

Characters pronounced cui1

衰
cui̅ = cu + ei1
mourning garments
崔
cui̅ = cu + ei1
surname Cui
崔 = 山 + 隹 : Kitty Cat (cu) is hunting the sparrow (隹) in front of the Eiffel Tower (ei1) with a fork (山), but the sparrow feels to the top of a high, precipitous, snow-covered mountain (崔).
崔
cui̅ = cu + ei1
high mountain / precipitous
崔 = 山 + 隹 : Kitty Cat (cu) is hunting the sparrow (隹) in front of the Eiffel Tower (ei1) with a fork (山), but the sparrow feels to the top of a high, precipitous, snow-covered mountain (崔).
催
cui̅ = cu + ei1
to urge / to press / to prompt / to rush sb / to hasten sth / to expedite
催 = 亻 + 崔 : Kitty Cat (cu) still wants to get the sparrow, so she urges (催) Rosa Luxemburg (亻) to climb the high snow-covered, precipitous mountain (崔) in front of the Eiffel Tower (ei1).
摧
cui̅ = cu + ei1
to break / to destroy / to devastate / to ravage / to repress
摧 = 崔 + 扌 : Kitty Cat (cu) is dual-wielding toy claws (扌) to destroy (摧) a high, precipitous, snow-covered mountain (崔) in front of the Eiffel Tower (ei1).
榱
cui̅ = cu + ei1
rafter (classical)
獕
cui̅ = cu + ei1
used in 猥獕[wei3 cui1]
磪
cui̅ = cu + ei1
a high mountain / precipitous
缞
縗
cui̅ = cu + ei1
mourning garments of coarse hemp