Pinyin "pie3"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "pie3" is split up into two parts: "pi" and "e3". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.

Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "pi"

Pi is for Pocahontas.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "e3"

In the elevator's living room.

Characters pronounced pie3

丿

piě = pi + e3

radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 4) / see 撇[pie3]

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Pocahontas (pi-) is eating a banana (丿) in the elevator's living room (-e3).

撇

piě = pi + e3

to throw / to cast / left-slanting downward brush stroke (calligraphy)

乀

piě = pi + e3

variant of 丿[pie3]

苤

piě = pi + e3

Brassica campestris subsp. rapa