Pinyin "diu1"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "diu1" is split up into two parts: "di" and "ou1". 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 "ou1"

In front of the outhouse.

Characters pronounced diu1

丢

丟

diu̅ = di + ou1

to lose / to put aside / to throw

丢 = 厶 + 壬 : Dorothy Gale plays catch with the cat o' nine tails in front of the outhouse. Dorothy has no ball, but instead throws a fake nose for the cat o' nine tails to catch.

铥

銩

diu̅ = di + ou1

thulium (chemistry)