Pinyin "dian1"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "dian1" is split up into two parts: "di" and "an1". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.

Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "di"

Di is for Dorothy Gale.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "an1"

In front of the anthill.

Characters pronounced dian1

颠

顛

dia̅n = di + an1

top (of the head) / apex / to fall forwards / inverted / to jolt

颠 = 真 + 页 : Dorothy Gale (di) is going to paint the anthill (an1) and is getting ready in front of the building. In order to protect her apex (颠) she puts a sheet of paper (页) into a replicator (真) and gets out a paper hat.

巅

巔

dia̅n = di + an1

summit

滇

dia̅n = di + an1

abbr. for Yunnan Province 雲南|云南[Yun2 nan2] in southwest China

癫

癲

dia̅n = di + an1

mentally deranged / crazy

掂