Pinyin "chi2"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "chi2" is split up into two parts: "ch" and "Ø2". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.

Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "ch"

Ch is for Charlie Chaplin.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "Ø2"

In the space station's kitchen.

Characters pronounced chi2

to hold / to grasp / to support / to maintain / to persevere / to manage / to run (i.e. administer) / to control

= + : Charlie Chaplin brought his Buddhist shrine to the space station, but just inside the entrance he realizes that he didn't think of zero gravity as his shrine is about to float away. His only option at the moment is to grasp the shrine with two toy claws and manage it this way.
surname Chi

= + : Charlie Chaplin (ch) arrived late (迟) at the space station's entrance (Ø2). He used tape measures (尺) as laces for his gladiator sandals (辶), but they got all messed up so that Charlie was stumpling a lot on his way to the space station's entrance.
late / delayed / slow

= + : Charlie Chaplin (ch) arrived late (迟) at the space station's entrance (Ø2). He used tape measures (尺) as laces for his gladiator sandals (辶), but they got all messed up so that Charlie was stumpling a lot on his way to the space station's entrance.
pond / reservoir / moat

= + : The excavator (也) wants to excavate an ancient pond (池) just inside the space station's entrance (Ø2). He's doing so by emptying the pond with a water bottle (氵). Charlie Chaplin (ch) wants to help, but he is emptying his bottle in a way that the water is floating back into the pond.
surname Chi

= + : The excavator (也) wants to excavate an ancient pond (池) just inside the space station's entrance (Ø2). He's doing so by emptying the pond with a water bottle (氵). Charlie Chaplin (ch) wants to help, but he is emptying his bottle in a way that the water is floating back into the pond.
spoon

= + : Charlie Chaplin (ch) prepares some food for Halloween just inside the space station's entrance (Ø2). With a big ladle (匕) he scoops jelly into a skull (是), making it look like the skull's brain. He also prepares small spoons (匙) made out of bone to eat the jelly with.
to run fast / to speed / to gallop / to disseminate / to spread

= + : Charlie Chapling (ch) and the excavator (也) are taking part in a tournament just inside the space station's entrance (Ø2). They are just about to gallop (驰) very speedily towards each other riding unicorns (马).
to unstring a bow / to slacken / to relax / to loosen
courtyard
islet / rock in river
bamboo flute with 7 or 8 holes
name of a district in Shandong
bamboo flute with 8 holes
Japanese variant of 遲|迟
go to and fro
variant of 篪[chi2]
ant eggs