Pinyin "shai4"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "shai4" is split up into two parts: "sh" and "ai4". 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 "ai4"

In the airplane's bathroom.

Characters pronounced shai4

晒
shài = sh + ai4
variant of 曬|晒[shai4]
晒 = 日 + 西 : Sherlock Holmes (sh) is using the airplane's bathroom (ai4), but the sun (日) is really strong today. To not get sunburned (晒) and protect himself Sherlock wears a big cowboy hat (西).
晒
曬
shài = sh + ai4
(of the sun) to shine on / to bask in (the sunshine) / to dry (clothes, grain etc) in the sun / (fig.) to expose and share (one's experiences and thoughts) on the Web (loanword from "share") / (coll.) to give the cold shoulder to
晒 = 日 + 西 : Sherlock Holmes (sh) is using the airplane's bathroom (ai4), but the sun (日) is really strong today. To not get sunburned (晒) and protect himself Sherlock wears a big cowboy hat (西).