Pinyin "mei2"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "mei2" is split up into two parts: "m" and "ei2". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.

Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "m"

M is for Mahatma Gandhi.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "ei2"

In the Eiffel Tower's kitchen.

Characters pronounced mei2

没
沒
méi = m + ei2
(negative prefix for verbs) / have not / not
没 = 殳 + 氵 : 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.
没
沒
méi = m + ei2
(negative prefix for verbs) have not; not
媒
méi = m + ei2
medium / intermediary / matchmaker / go-between / abbr. for 媒體|媒体[mei2 ti3], media, esp. news media
媒 = 女 + 某 : 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.
煤
méi = m + ei2
coal / CL:塊|块[kuai4]
煤 = 某 + 火 : Mahatma Gandhi (m) is looking for some food in the Eiffel Tower's kitchen (ei2) when a fire (火) breaks out at the coal (煤) store and blocks the way down. To stay calm Mahatma Gandhi grabs a ukulele and plays "somewhere over the rainbow" (某).
梅
méi = m + ei2
surname Mei
梅 = 木 + 每 : Every day (每), Mahatma Gandhi (m) is doing a workout (梅) by doing pullups on a plum tree (梅) in the Eiffel Tower's kitchen (ei2).
梅
méi = m + ei2
plum / plum flower / Japanese apricot (Prunus mume)
梅 = 木 + 每 : Every day (每), Mahatma Gandhi (m) is doing a workout (梅) by doing pullups on a plum tree (梅) in the Eiffel Tower's kitchen (ei2).
梅
楳
méi = m + ei2
variant of 梅[mei2]
梅 = 木 + 每 : Every day (每), Mahatma Gandhi (m) is doing a workout (梅) by doing pullups on a plum tree (梅) in the Eiffel Tower's kitchen (ei2).
梅
槑
méi = m + ei2
old variant of 梅[mei2]
梅 = 木 + 每 : Every day (每), Mahatma Gandhi (m) is doing a workout (梅) by doing pullups on a plum tree (梅) in the Eiffel Tower's kitchen (ei2).
枚
méi = m + ei2
classifier for coins, rings, badges, pearls, sporting medals, rockets, satellites etc / tree trunk / whip / wooden peg, used as a gag for marching soldiers (old)
枚 = 木 + 攵 : Mahatma Gandhi (m) is recycling a Christmas tree (木) in the Eiffel Tower's kitchen (ei2) using a sledgehammer (攵). There are a lot of coins, rings, badges, pearls, sporting medals, rockets, satellites etc (枚) popping out of the mess.
枚
méi = m + ei2
surname Mei
枚 = 木 + 攵 : Mahatma Gandhi (m) is recycling a Christmas tree (木) in the Eiffel Tower's kitchen (ei2) using a sledgehammer (攵). There are a lot of coins, rings, badges, pearls, sporting medals, rockets, satellites etc (枚) popping out of the mess.
眉
méi = m + ei2
eyebrow / upper margin
眉 = 尸 + 丨 + 目 : Mahatma Gandhi (m) and the Eye of Providence (目) fell asleep in the Eiffel Tower's kitchen (ei2), and a ghost (尸) is using the opportunity to play a prank on them. Using a dinosaur bone (丨) which he stuck into black ashes earlier he draws big monobrows (眉) on their faces, using the dinosaur bone like an eyebrow pencil (眉).
玫
méi = m + ei2
(fine jade) / used in 玫瑰[mei2 gui1]
玫
méi = m + ei2
(fine jade) / see 玫瑰[mei2 gui1]
霉
méi = m + ei2
mold / mildew / to become moldy
霉 = 每 + 雨 : Mahatma Gandhi (m) is working out every day (每) in the Eiffel Tower's kitchen (ei2). Every time the sweat is raining (雨) off of his body and he never opens the window. Because of the humid air, a lot of mold (霉) has formed over time.
霉
黴
méi = m + ei2
variant of 霉[mei2]
霉 = 每 + 雨 : Mahatma Gandhi (m) is working out every day (每) in the Eiffel Tower's kitchen (ei2). Every time the sweat is raining (雨) off of his body and he never opens the window. Because of the humid air, a lot of mold (霉) has formed over time.
酶
méi = m + ei2
enzyme / ferment
莓
méi = m + ei2
berry / strawberry
鹛
鶥
méi = m + ei2
babbler (bird)