Pinyin "que4"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "que4" is split up into two parts: "qu" 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 "qu"

Qu is for Cupid.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "e4"

In the elevator's bathroom.

Characters pronounced que4

确

què = qu + e4

variant of 確|确[que4] / variant of 埆[que4]

确 = 石 + 角 : Cupid found a huge horn in the elevator's bathroom. He knows that if it were genuine, it would be worth a fortune. He knows also that there is only one way to find out: by crashing a stone on it he'll find out whether it is the real stuff.

确

確

què = qu + e4

authenticated / solid / firm / real / true

却

㕁

què = qu + e4

old variant of 卻|却[que4]

却 = 卩 + 去 : Cupid and the baby seal are fighting a war in the elevator's bathroom. Cupid shoots his arrows of love while the baby seal uses its big eyes to make everyone fall for it. However, at the moment everything is silent: Cupid and the baby seal both retreated into their concrete barrels for now.

却

卻

què = qu + e4

but / yet / however / while / to go back / to decline / to retreat / nevertheless / even though