Pinyin "bi4"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "bi4" is split up into two parts: "bi" and "Ø4". 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 "Ø4"

In the space station's bathroom.

Characters pronounced bi4

certainly / must / will / necessarily

= 丿 + : Mnemonic symbol: 忽必烈 [Hū​bì​liè​], Kublai Khan. Certainly (必) Kublai Khan (必) has to keep face, but he cannot hold it any longer. In the space station's bathroom (Ø4), He absolutely has to (必) tell Brunhilde (bi) his love for her strong character and offers her his heart (心). Brunhilde is a bit embarrassed because all she has to offer in return is a banana (丿). Kublai Khan feels like his heart has been crossed out (the 丿 stroke is crossing out 心 in 必).
money / coins / currency / silk

= 丿 + : Brunhilde (bi) wants to take a shower in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). Wearing only a towel (巾) she is fiddling with the coin (币) operated switch. She is to greedy to use a real coin, so she inserts a fake one. The machine detects the fake coin though and instead of water there are bananas (丿) coming out of the shower head.
see 秘魯|秘鲁[Bi4 lu3]
the whole of / to finish / to complete / complete / full / finished

= + : Mnemonic symbol: Picasso.

Picasso (毕) is just about to finish (毕) his latest piece of art. He painted Brunhilde (bi) riding a giant cross (十) wearing a bikini (比) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4).
surname Bi

= + : Mnemonic symbol: Picasso.

Picasso (毕) is just about to finish (毕) his latest piece of art. He painted Brunhilde (bi) riding a giant cross (十) wearing a bikini (比) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4).
to close / to stop up / to shut / to obstruct

= + : The way out of the space station's bathroom is blocked! Brunhilde shut the door and is unable to open it again. Fortunately, as she uses her secret X-ray super ability, she discovers a secret door in the floor.
king / monarch / to enlist / to repel / to avoid
to avoid / to shun / to flee / to escape / to keep away from / to leave / to hide from

= + : Brunhilde (bi) is keeping a jade dragon (辟) as cuddle pet in the space station's bathroom (Ø4) and dresses him funny clothing such as gladiator sandals (辶). One time the jade dragon tried to escape (避), but he got all tangled up in the gladiator sandals' laces until he couldn't move anymore.
to confer on / to give to

= + : Brunhilde (bi) worked very hard on her melon field (田) all day in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). At the end of the day, she puts her melons on a pedestal (丌) to confer (畀) them to the wholesale people.
wall / rampart

= + : Brunhilde (bi) was checking out the safety of the space station and found that the bathroom (Ø4) is a weak spot in the defence line if there should be any attacker. Thus, she decided to build a rampart (壁). She cannot do it alone though, so she asked the jade dragon (辟) for help. Together, they build the rampart out of earth (土). In this way, they will be able to fend off (辟) any intruder.
bright

= + + : Brunhilde (bi) receives the crab (贝) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4) and tells the crab how honored (贲) she is with its visit. She lets the crab sit down on a soft sheet of artificial lawn (艹) and makes a nice and bright (贲) fire. The crab thinks that it is nice to have such a bright place, but it doesn't know that the Brunhilde is going to crush it with a cross (十) and grill it on the fire.
green jade / bluish green / blue / jade

= + : Brunhilde (bi) is using the space station's bathroom (Ø4), but today she is feeling very unwell. All she produces consists of rock (石), amber (珀) and green jade (碧).
arm

= + : The moon (月) got stranded in the space station's bathroom (Ø4) where he asks Brunhilde (bi) and the jade dragon (辟) to lend a helping hand (臂). Brunhilde and the jade dragon push up their sleeves and use their arms (臂) to push the moon back into orbit.
my (polite) / poor / ruined / shabby / worn out / defeated

= + + : Mnemonic symbol: a pair of old worn-out shoes.

Brunhilde (bi) has been on a treasure hunt for weeks now because she found an old map (冂). For her hunt she brought a sack of rice (米) which she already more or less used up. After digging up the floor of the space station's bathroom (Ø40) with a sledgehammer (攵) at the point indicated on the map, she finally finds the treasure: a pair of old worn-out shoes (敝) which were incredibly valuable to the owner, but are worthless for Brunhilde.
to cover / to shield / to screen / to conceal

= + : Brunhilde (bi) is so ashamed that she only found a pair of worn-out shoes (敝) on her quest in the space station's bathroom (Ø4) that she covers (蔽) the shoes with a sheet of artificial lawn (艹).
detriment / fraud / harm / defeat

= + : Brunhilde (bi) was running a fraudulent (弊) business in the space station's bathroom (Ø4) where she would sell overpriced old, worn-out shoes (敝) to unsuspecting victims. She was found out though and is right about to be taken into custody with her hands cuffed (廾).
to collapse / variant of 斃|毙[bi4] / variant of 獙[bi4]
to die / to shoot dead / to reject / to fall forward / (suffix) to death
paralysis / numbness

= + : Brunhilde (bi) has been suffering from a colorful rash (疒) which causes her skin to go completely numb (痹). She doesn't know that by using the small pedestal in the space station's bathroom (Ø4) when showering she also confers (畀) the sickness to her colleagues living in the space station.