Pinyin "tie4"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "tie4" is split up into two parts: "ti" and "e4". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.

Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "ti"

Ti is for Mother Teresa.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "e4"

In the elevator's bathroom.

Characters pronounced tie4

rubbing from incised inscription
gluttonous / see 饕餮[tao1 tie4], zoomorphic mask motif
to mutter / to talk indistinctly