Pinyin "shai3"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "shai3" is split up into two parts: "sh" and "ai3". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.

Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "sh"

Sh is for Sherlock Holmes.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "ai3"

In the airplane's living room.

Characters pronounced shai3

色
shǎi = sh + ai3
(coll.) color / used in 色子[shai3 zi5]
色 = ⺈ + 巴 : In the airplane, Sherlock Holmes watches the crane licking a very tasty lollipop. He wants to have it, so he challenges the crane for it. The crane agrees to give him the lollipop if he can beat him in a dice game.