Pinyin "ci2"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "ci2" is split up into two parts: "c" and "Ø2". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.

Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "c"

C is for the King of Chu.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "Ø2"

In the space station's kitchen.

Characters pronounced ci2

word / statement / speech / lyrics / CL:組|组[zu3],個|个[ge4] / a form of lyric poetry, flourishing in the Song dynasty 宋朝|宋朝[Song4 chao2] / CL:首[shou3]

= + : The King of Chu (c) has to listen to a boring lecture by a manager (司) just inside the space station's entrance (Ø2). The manager just wrote every word (词) of his speech (词) on an advertising column (讠) and is just reading the speech word by word.
old variant of 詞|词[ci2]

= + : The King of Chu (c) has to listen to a boring lecture by a manager (司) just inside the space station's entrance (Ø2). The manager just wrote every word (词) of his speech (词) on an advertising column (讠) and is just reading the speech word by word.
old variant of 辭|辞[ci2]

= + : The King of Chu (c) is offered some kimchi (辛) just inside the space station's entrance (Ø2), but after having tasted it with his tongue (舌) he politely refuses (辞).
to resign / to dismiss / to decline / to take leave / ballad (archaic poetic genre) / variant of 詞|词[ci2]

= + : The King of Chu (c) is offered some kimchi (辛) just inside the space station's entrance (Ø2), but after having tasted it with his tongue (舌) he politely refuses (辞).
compassionate / gentle / merciful / kind / humane

= + : The King of Chu (c) is attacking the heart (心) of the space station just inside the entrance (Ø2) with a Nimitz class airplane carrier (兹). Just as he is about to crush the heart the heart starts to beg for mercy (慈).
magnetic / magnetism / porcelain

= + : The King of Chu (c) broke open a mysterious, previously sealed rock (石) made of porcelain (磁) just inside the space station's entrance (Ø2). The rock contained a magnet (磁) which as soon as the King of Chu picked up was so powerful as to attract a Nimitz class aircraft carrier (兹), crashing the hull of the space station.
chinaware / porcelain / china

= + : The King of Chu (c) accidentally smashed all the chinaware (瓷) in the space station's kitchen (Ø2) so he wants to pull new porcelain out of the cube (次), but he just gets roof tiles (瓦) all the time.
Caltrop or puncture vine (Tribulus terrestris) / to thatch (a roof)

= + : The King of Chu (c) wanted to pick up his cube (次) in the space station's kitchen, and he thought all he has to do is walk over sheets of artificial lawn (艹). In reality he mistook a pad of caltrop wine (茨) for the artificial lawn and soon has a lot of caltrops sticking in his feet.
shrine / to offer a sacrifice
female / Taiwan pr. [ci1]

= + : The King of Chu (c) is wooing a female (雌) sparrow (隹) just inside the space station's entrance (Ø2). He knows that women like shoes, so he brought a pair of big and expensive boots (此), unfortunately much too large for the small female (雌) sparrow (隹).
sticky rice cake
cormorant
variant of 鶿|鹚[ci2]
fried rice cake