Pinyin "die1"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "die1" is split up into two parts: "di" and "e1". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.

Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "di"

Di is for Dorothy Gale.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "e1"

In front of the elevator.

Characters pronounced die1

跌
die̅ = di + e1
to fall / to tumble / to trip / (of prices etc) to drop / Taiwan pr. [die2]
跌 = ⻊ + 失 : In front of the elevator (e1) Dorothy Gale (di) tumbles (跌) over a cowboy boot (⻊) and falls (跌) into a lost+found box (失).
爹
die̅ = di + e1
dad
爹 = 多 + 父 : When the time came for Immanuel "Many" Kant (多) to die, father time (父) picked him up in front of the elevator (e1). Dorothy Gale (di) also came to say goodbye to her dad (爹).