Pinyin "qiao1"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "qiao1" is split up into two parts: "qi" and "ao1". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.

Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "qi"

Qi is for the Queen of Hearts.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "ao1"

In front of the aorta.

Characters pronounced qiao1

to hit / to strike / to tap / to rap / to knock / to rip sb off / to overcharge

= + : Someone built a skyscraper (高) in front of the aorta (ao1) without the Queen of Hearts' (qi) consent. First the Queen angrily knocks at the door using the door knocker (攴), but as no one answers she hits (敲) the door with a battering ram.
used in 悄悄[qiao1 qiao1]
a freckle / lentigo
sled / sleigh
shovel / spade
to raise one's foot / to stand on tiptoe / stilts
variant of 蹺|跷[qiao1] / to raise one's foot / stilts
hem with invisible stitches
variant of 鍬|锹[qiao1]
to neuter livestock
stony soil
old variant of 鍬|锹[qiao1]
stony soil
shank (the leg from knee to ankle) / leg (from hip to ankle) / (horse anatomy) pastern