Pinyin "wei1"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "wei1" is split up into two parts: "w" and "ei1". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.

Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "w"

Wu is for Willy Walrus.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "ei1"

In front of the Eiffel Tower.

Characters pronounced wei1

danger / to endanger / Taiwan pr. [wei2]

= + : Mnemonic symbol: danger ahead sign.

There is a Greek nymph in front of the Eiffel Tower who goes around to seduce and devour all kinds of people. A crane has spotted her and flies around waving with a "danger ahead" sign to warn others, but Willy Walrus doesn't even notice: he spotted the nymph and instantaneously fell in love with her.
surname Wei

= + : Mnemonic symbol: danger ahead sign.

There is a Greek nymph in front of the Eiffel Tower who goes around to seduce and devour all kinds of people. A crane has spotted her and flies around waving with a "danger ahead" sign to warn others, but Willy Walrus doesn't even notice: he spotted the nymph and instantaneously fell in love with her.
same as 逶 in 逶迤 winding, curved
surname Wei / ancient Chinese state near present day Chongqing / Taiwan pr. [Wei2]

= + + + + : Mnemonic symbol: a microscope.

Willy Walrus set up his microscope on a small table in front of the Eiffel Tower. He is investigating a very interesting crystal: the crystal looks like a big flute, and when he chips off pieces with a sledgehammer they also look like little flutes. He stores the chips in a black sneaker and to put them under the microscope he uses a fork.
tiny / miniature / slightly / profound / abtruse / to decline / one millionth part of / micro- / Taiwan pr. [wei2]

= + + + + : Mnemonic symbol: a microscope.

Willy Walrus set up his microscope on a small table in front of the Eiffel Tower. He is investigating a very interesting crystal: the crystal looks like a big flute, and when he chips off pieces with a sledgehammer they also look like little flutes. He stores the chips in a black sneaker and to put them under the microscope he uses a fork.
power / might / prestige

= + : Mnemonic symbol: James Clerk Maxwell, 马克斯威

Maxwell holds a special lecture in front of the Eiffel Tower, and his students are Bessie Coleman, Willie Walrus and a cute poodle. Maxwell spends a lot of time explaining the inverse power law of electrostatic forces.
Osmunda regalis, a species of fern / Taiwan pr. [wei2]
lofty / towering / Taiwan pr. [wei2]
bay / cove
high, lofty / precipitous
luxuriant
to simmer / to roast in ashes
to cuddle
winding, curving / swagger
(dialect) to bend (a long and thin object)
the pivots, at the top and bottom of a Chinese door, on which the door turns
cove / bay / a bend or nook in the hills / the curve of a bow
drizzle / fine rain
light rain
three-cornered stove