Pinyin "nie1"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "nie1" is split up into two parts: "ni" and "e1". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.

Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "ni"

Ni is for Mistress of Upper and Lower Egypt Nefertiti.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "e1"

In front of the elevator.

Characters pronounced nie1

捏
nie̅ = ni + e1
to hold between the thumb and fingers / to pinch / to mold (using the fingers) / to hold (lit. in one's hand and fig.) / to join together / to fabricate (a story, a report, etc)
捏 = 扌 + 日 + 土 : The sun (日) got some dirt (土) in her eye and Nefertiti (ni) helps her to get it out in front of the elevator (e1). Nefertiti pinches (捏) the dirt with her fingers and uses a toy claw (扌) to pull the larger pieces out.
捏
揑
nie̅ = ni + e1
variant of 捏[nie1]
捏 = 扌 + 日 + 土 : The sun (日) got some dirt (土) in her eye and Nefertiti (ni) helps her to get it out in front of the elevator (e1). Nefertiti pinches (捏) the dirt with her fingers and uses a toy claw (扌) to pull the larger pieces out.