Pinyin "mi4"
In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "mi4" is split up into two parts: "mi" 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 "mi"
Mi is for Marilyn Monroe.
Mnemonics for Pinyin final "Ø4"
In the space station's bathroom.
Characters pronounced mi4
"cover" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 14), occurring in 軍|军[jun1], 冠[guan1] etc, known as 禿寶蓋|秃宝盖[tu1 bao3 gai4] or 平寶蓋|平宝盖[ping2 bao3 gai4]
Mnemonic symbol: 冖 shall be represented by a cooking top. Marilyn Monroe (mi-) wants to use the bathroom in the space station (Ø4), but the door is broken! She tries to cover herself with a cooking top (冖) instead.
fine silk / Kangxi radical 120
糸
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小
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幺
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In the space station's bathroom, Marilyn Monroe uses zero gravity to fulfill her lifelong dream of flying on a carpet like Aladdin. In the space station she doesn't have a carpet, but she has a large ace on which she sits. She uses a silken scarf as a turban, and she holds a daisy in her hand as magic wand.
surname Mi / name of an ancient state
密
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宀
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必
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山
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Marilyn Monroe (mi) is secretly (密) making out with her secretary (密) Khubilai Khan (必). Because it has to be a secret (密), they meet in the space station's bathroom (Ø4) and hide under a huge graduation cap (宀). Just to be sure Khubilai Khan has two forks (山) in his hands to attack anyone who might enter and see them.
secret / confidential / close / thick / dense
密
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宀
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必
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山
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Marilyn Monroe (mi) is secretly (密) making out with her secretary (密) Khubilai Khan (必). Because it has to be a secret (密), they meet in the space station's bathroom (Ø4) and hide under a huge graduation cap (宀). Just to be sure Khubilai Khan has two forks (山) in his hands to attack anyone who might enter and see them.