Pinyin "bi3"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "bi3" is split up into two parts: "bi" and "Ø3". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.

Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "bi"

Bi is for Shield maiden and Valkyrie Brunhilde.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "Ø3"

In the space station's living room.

Characters pronounced bi3

匕

bǐ = bi + Ø3

dagger / ladle / ancient type of spoon

匕 = 丿 + 乚 : Brunhilde plays a game inside the space station's living room (Ø3) using zero gravity: using a big ladle (mnemonic symbol for 匕) and a shovel (乚) as bats, she beats a banana (丿) back and forth.

比

bǐ = bi + Ø3

to compare / (followed by a noun and adjective) more {adj.} than {noun} / ratio / to gesture / (Taiwan pr. [bi4] in some compounds derived from Classical Chinese)

比 = 七 + 匕 : Mnemonic symbol: from 比基尼, "bikini".

Brunhilde likes Leonidas' outfit, so she tries it for herself, wearing a bikini in the space station and wielding a ladle and a seven-branched laser sword.

比

bǐ = bi + Ø3

Belgium / Belgian / abbr. for 比利時|比利时[Bi3 li4 shi2]

笔

筆

bǐ = bi + Ø3

pen / pencil / writing brush / to write or compose / the strokes of Chinese characters / classifier for sums of money, deals / CL:支[zhi1],枝[zhi1]

笔 = ⺮ + 毛 : Brunhilde (bi) decided to try art for a change and constructs a brush (笔) in the space station (Ø3). She cuts off her long hair (毛) and attaches it to a bamboo stick (⺮) to make her brush (笔).

彼

bǐ = bi + Ø3

that / those / (one) another

彼 = 彳 + 皮 : Brunhilde (bi) is doing experiments with living cultures in Petri dishes (彼) in the space station (Ø3). In one of her early cultures leather (皮) is growing, and in her most recent project she managed to have black sneakers (彳) grow in a Petri dish.

鄙

bǐ = bi + Ø3

rustic / low / base / mean / to despise / to scorn

鄙 = 口 + 亠 + 回 + 阝 : The imperator (阝) thinks Brunhilde (bi) is despicable (鄙) because she wants to go back to earth. Inside of the space station (Ø3) she gets ready to return in her box full of mandarins (回) and dons her beret (亠). As a goodbye gift she throws a mandarin (口) towards the imperator and returns (回) to earth.

吡

bǐ = bi + Ø3

used as phonetic bi- or pi-

俾

bǐ = bi + Ø3

to cause / to enable / phonetic bi / Taiwan pr. [bi4]

妣

bǐ = bi + Ø3

deceased mother

沘

bǐ = bi + Ø3

name of a river