Pinyin "gui1"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "gui1" is split up into two parts: "gu" and "ei1". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.

Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "gu"

Gu is for Gitta Giraffe.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "ei1"

In front of the Eiffel Tower.

Characters pronounced gui1

(old) jade tablet (a ceremonial badge of rank)

= : Gitta Giraffe (gu) is modelling a jade tablet (圭) out of clay (土) in front of the Eiffel Tower (ei1).
compass / a rule / regulation / to admonish / to plan / to scheme

= + : In front of the Eiffel Tower, each year there are more and more surveillance cameras. A construction worker tries to find his way through this maze, but even his compass is of no use. However he's lucky that Gitta Giraffe is there: she's large enough to just see over the cameras to get an overview and tells the worker the way through the maze.
variant of 規|规[gui1]

= + : In front of the Eiffel Tower, each year there are more and more surveillance cameras. A construction worker tries to find his way through this maze, but even his compass is of no use. However he's lucky that Gitta Giraffe is there: she's large enough to just see over the cameras to get an overview and tells the worker the way through the maze.
surname Gui

= + : Gitta Giraffe (gu) was given the responsibility (归) to guard the Eiffel Tower. In front of it (ei1) she stands guard holding a tiny kitchen knife (刂) in her hand in case of attacks, and a pig's snout (彐) on her head as kind of a helmet.
to return / to go back to / to give back to / (of a responsibility) to be taken care of by / to belong to / to gather together / (used between two identical verbs) despite / to marry (of a woman) (old) / division on the abacus with a one-digit divisor

= + : Gitta Giraffe (gu) was given the responsibility (归) to guard the Eiffel Tower. In front of it (ei1) she stands guard holding a tiny kitchen knife (刂) in her hand in case of attacks, and a pig's snout (彐) on her head as kind of a helmet.
(semiprecious stone) / extraordinary
old variant of 瑰[gui1]
tortoise / turtle
small arched door / boudoir / lady's chamber / by ext. women
grand / strange; exotic
grand / strange / exotic
cuckoo / revolution of a wheel
silicon (chemistry)
variant of 圭[gui1]
trout / salmon
zelkova tree