Pinyin "tiao1"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "tiao1" is split up into two parts: "ti" and "ao1". 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 "ao1"

In front of the aorta.

Characters pronounced tiao1

to carry on a shoulder pole / to choose / to pick / to nitpick

= + : In front of the aorta (ao1) Mother Teresa (ti) is carrying two vultures (兆) on a toy claw (扌) used as shoulder stick (挑).
frivolous / unsteady / delay
ancestral hall
frivolous
tinnitus