Pinyin "re4"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "re4" is split up into two parts: "r" 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 "r"

R is for Robinson Crusoe.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "e4"

In the elevator's bathroom.

Characters pronounced re4

热

熱

rè = r + e4

to warm up / to heat up / hot (of weather) / heat / fervent

热 = 执 + 灬 : Robinson Crusoe wants to heat himself up in the elevator's bathroom, so he burns his good-for-nothing grilling license on a grill to ignite a sizeable flame.

爇

rè = r + e4

heat / to burn