Pinyin "chi4"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "chi4" is split up into two parts: "ch" and "Ø4". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.

Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "ch"

Ch is for Charlie Chaplin.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "Ø4"

In the space station's bathroom.

Characters pronounced chi4

step with the left foot (Kangxi radical 60) / see also 彳亍[chi4 chu4]

= 丿 + : Mnemonic symbol for the step with the left foot: a black sneaker, because black sneakers are popular at least with the leftists I met.

Rosa Luxemburg (亻) just finished her banana (丿) and throws the peel over her shoulder in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). Charlie Chaplin (彳), wearing a black sneaker on his left foot, manages to step on the banana peel with his left foot and fall over even in zero gravity.
to blame / to reprove / to reprimand / to expel / to oust / to reconnoiter / (of territory) to expand / saline marsh

= + : Charlie Chaplin has been expelled to the saline marshes in the space station's bathroom, where he prepares for his revenge. Floating on a petal leaf he lifts barbells until he is ready for his comeback and blame his tormentors.
imperial orders

= + : Charlie Chaplin received the imperial order to create sawdust out of a bundle of firewood using a sledgehammer inside the space station's bathroom.
variant of 敕[chi4]

= + : Charlie Chaplin received the imperial order to create sawdust out of a bundle of firewood using a sledgehammer inside the space station's bathroom.
variant of 敕[chi4]

= + : Charlie Chaplin received the imperial order to create sawdust out of a bundle of firewood using a sledgehammer inside the space station's bathroom.
red / scarlet / bare / naked

= + : Mnemonic symbol: a red letter.

Charlie Chaplin (ch) finds that the also-ran (亦) ran over his flute (一) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4) bare-footed (赤). Angrily he gives the also-ran a red letter (赤).
wing (of a bird or insect) (bound form)

= + : Charlie Chaplin (ch) crafts two wings (翅) by attaching feathers (羽) to two branches (支) and flies through the space station's bathroom (Ø4).
variant of 翅[chi4]

= + : Charlie Chaplin (ch) crafts two wings (翅) by attaching feathers (羽) to two branches (支) and flies through the space station's bathroom (Ø4).
to scold / shout at / to hoot at
Imperial command or edict
to burn / to blaze / splendid / illustrious
(bound form) to put in order / to arrange properly / circumspect / well-behaved / to give (sb) an order
only (classical, usually follows negative or question words) / (not) just
to detain / to hinder
beat / flog
see 瘛瘲|瘛疭[chi4 zong4]