Pinyin "lie4"
In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "lie4" is split up into two parts: "li" and "e4". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.
Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "li"
Li is for Li Qingzhao, writer and poet of the Song Dynasty.
Mnemonics for Pinyin final "e4"
In the elevator's bathroom.
Characters pronounced lie4
to arrange / to line up / file / series / (in data tables) column / (Tw) row
列
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刂
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歹
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Mnemonic symbol: archangel Gabriel, 加百列.
The apocalypse has come, and archangel Gabriel (列) came down from heaven with his list (列) of people who are accepted. In the elevator's bathroom (e4) he tells Li Qingzhao (li) that she's on his list, and he tells the wicked witch (歹) that she's not. The wicked witch freaks out and takes Li Qingzhao as her hostage holding a kitchen knife (刂) to Qingzhao's throat.
The apocalypse has come, and archangel Gabriel (列) came down from heaven with his list (列) of people who are accepted. In the elevator's bathroom (e4) he tells Li Qingzhao (li) that she's on his list, and he tells the wicked witch (歹) that she's not. The wicked witch freaks out and takes Li Qingzhao as her hostage holding a kitchen knife (刂) to Qingzhao's throat.
ardent / intense / fierce / stern / upright / to give one's life for a noble cause / exploits / achievements