Pinyin "mai4"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "mai4" is split up into two parts: "m" and "ai4". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.

Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "m"

M is for Mahatma Gandhi.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "ai4"

In the airplane's bathroom.

Characters pronounced mai4

卖

賣

mài = m + ai4

to sell / to betray / to spare no effort / to show off or flaunt

卖 = 十 + ㇖ + 头 : Mahatma Gandhi (m) wants to get rid of his worldly possessions and sets up a flea market in the airplane's bathroom (ai4). He displays a cross (十), a sickle (㇖) and a skull (头) which he wants to sell (卖), so he attached price tags to all of them.

麦

麥

mài = m + ai4

wheat / barley / oats

麦 = 龶 + 夂 : Mahatma Gandhi (m) is practising an exotic dance in the airplane's bathroom (ai4). For the dance he wears nothing but a fancy headdress (龶) and high heels (夂), and he is skilfully handling two fans made out of wheat (麦).

麦

麥

mài = m + ai4

surname Mai

迈

邁

mài = m + ai4

to take a step / to stride

迈 = 万 + 辶 : Mahatma Gandhi (m) connected 10000 neurons (万) to a pair of gladiator sandals (辶) in the airplane's bathroom (ai4). He is about to take the first step (迈) just using his mind.

脉

䘑

mài = m + ai4

old variant of 脈|脉[mai4]

脉 = 月 + 永 : Mahatma Gandhi (m) is getting married to the moon (月) in the airplane's bathroom (ai4). The moon puts a diamond ring (永) on Gandhi's finger which is so tight that Gandhi's arteries and veins (脉) are getting all bound off.

脉

衇

mài = m + ai4

variant of 脈|脉[mai4]