Pinyin "gai4"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "gai4" is split up into two parts: "g" and "ai4". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.

Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "g"

G is for Guy Fawkes.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "ai4"

In the airplane's bathroom.

Characters pronounced gai4

variant of 丐[gai4]

= + : Mnemonic symbol: a beggar from ancient Egypt. The beggar from ancient Egypt (匃) found work as an elephant (勹) rider. He rides his elephant through the airplane's bathroom (ai4) while the elephant carries a sarcophagus (亾) with his trunk. He doesn't know that Guy Fawkes (g) secretly sneaked into the sarcophagus to hitch a ride.
old variant of 概[gai4]

= + : Guy Fawkes celebrates Christmachrist in the airplane's bathroom with a Christmas tree as a team of four horses arrive. Guy Fawkes, not being too familiar with the traditions of Christmachrist, thinks that these must be the four kings which will give him the presents—at least he thinks that this is what he approximately heard. He should have thought twice, as the four horses are not four kings, but the four horses of the apocalypse.
general / approximate

= + : Guy Fawkes celebrates Christmachrist in the airplane's bathroom with a Christmas tree as a team of four horses arrive. Guy Fawkes, not being too familiar with the traditions of Christmachrist, thinks that these must be the four kings which will give him the presents—at least he thinks that this is what he approximately heard. He should have thought twice, as the four horses are not four kings, but the four horses of the apocalypse.
lid / top / cover / canopy / to cover / to conceal / to build

= + : Guy Fawkes (g) always has to cover (盖) his rice bowl (皿) with cling wrap in the airplane's bathroom (ai4), otherwise the sheep (羊) will eat all the rice and get a stomach ache.
to beg for alms / beggar

= + : Guy Fawkes (g) finds a beggar (丐) in the airplane's bathroom (ai4). To attract more attention the beggar is begging for alms (丐) while balancing on the top of a ladder (下). Guy Fawkes throws him a coin, but promptly the beggar is hit by a lightning bolt (㇉) because of his high elevation and the metal coin in his hand.
variant of 丐[gai4]
calcium (chemistry)
to irrigate

= + : A team of four horses (既) is helping Guy Fawkes (g) to irrigate (溉) the airplane's bathroom (ai4) by pouring out a lot of water bottles (氵).
see 芥藍|芥蓝[gai4 lan2]
variant of 概[gai4]
ancient variant of 蓋|盖[gai4] / ancient variant of 丐[gai4]
infringe upon a trade mark