Pinyin "jie4"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "jie4" is split up into two parts: "ji" 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 "ji"

Ji is for Joan of Arc.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "e4"

In the elevator's bathroom.

Characters pronounced jie4

介

jiè = ji + e4

to introduce / to lie between / between / shell / armor

介 = 人 + 丿 + 丨 : Mnemonic symbol: 介 looks like a rocket 🚀. Neanderthal Man (人) and Joan of Arc (ji) are preparing a rocket (介) for its start. Between (介) the layers of the outer shell (介) they are stuffing bananas (丿) and dinosaur bones (丨).

借

藉

jiè = ji + e4

variant of 借[jie4]

借 = 亻 + 昔 : Rosa Luxemburg (亻) and Joan of Arc (ji) are enjoying milkshakes (昔) in the elevator's bathroom (e4). To let each other taste the other's milkshake, they lend (借) them each other.

借

jiè = ji + e4

to lend / to borrow / by means of / to take (an opportunity)

界

jiè = ji + e4

(bound form) boundary; border / (bound form) realm

界 = 介 + 田 : Joan of Arc wants to leave this world and sets up a rocket launch field in the elevator's bathroom. The field looks like a normal crop field, except that there's a rocket in the middle and that the Joan of Arc marked the boundary with white and red tape.

解

jiè = ji + e4

to transport under guard

届

屆

jiè = ji + e4

to arrive at (place or time) / period / to become due / classifier for events, meetings, elections, sporting fixtures, years (of graduation)

届 = 尸 + 由 : Maud Younger (y) is being taught by a ghost (尸) how to mix a perfect Cuba Libre (由) in the elevator's bathroom (e4). She has to complete several sessions (届), and if she does, she will graduate this year (届).

戒

jiè = ji + e4

to guard against / to exhort / to admonish or warn / to give up or stop doing sth / Buddhist monastic discipline / ring (for a finger)

戒 = 戈 + 廾 : Joan of Arc (ji) asked to see the holy ring (戒) in the elevator's bathroom (e4). She is allowed to see it, but she has to wear handcuffs (廾) as precaution. Additionally, there is a guard equipped with a spear (戈) standing next to the ring.

诫

誡

jiè = ji + e4

commandment / to prohibit

诫 = 戒 + 讠 : Joan of Arc (ji) set up an advertising column (讠) in the elevator's bathroom (e4) with the ten commandments (诫) about her holy ring (戒) and to warn (诫) everyone to touch it (which is prohibited (诫)).

藉

jiè = ji + e4

sleeping mat / to placate

芥

jiè = ji + e4

mustard

玠

jiè = ji + e4

jade tablet indicating rank

疥

jiè = ji + e4

scabies