Pinyin "she4"
In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "she4" is split up into two parts: "sh" 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 "sh"
Sh is for Sherlock Holmes.
Mnemonics for Pinyin final "e4"
In the elevator's bathroom.
Characters pronounced she4
to shoot / to launch / to allude to / radio- (chemistry)
射
=
寸
+
身
:
Sherlock Holmes (sh) is ready for takeoff in the elevator's bathroom (e4) and stands in front of a rocket on a launch pad (mnemonic symbol for 射). As there are many journalists, Sherlock prepared to be extra fancy and wears a tight body suit (身). He winks to the photographers and makes the thumbs up (寸) sign.
to set up / to arrange / to establish / to found / to display
(bound form) to take in; to absorb; to assimilate / to take (a photo) / (literary) to conserve (one's health) / (literary) to act for
to take in / to absorb / to assimilate / to act for / to take a photo / photo shoot / photo / to conserve (one's health)
摄
=
扌
+
聂
:
Sherlock Holmes (sh) wants to take a selfie (摄) in the elevator's bathroom (e4), so he holds his phone with a toy claw (扌) in front of him. He has no way to press a button or the like, so he has to use voice activation. He doesn't want to loose his smile while taking the photo, so he tries whispering (摄) to the phone without moving his lips.
(literary) to wade across a body of water / (bound form) to experience / to undergo / to be involved / to concern
涉
=
步
+
氵
:
Sherlock Holmes (sh) suspects the five paced viper (步) to have killed an innocent person, so he is looking for it in the elevator's bathroom (e4). The snakes hides in one of the many water bottles (氵), so Sherlock has to wade (涉) through the bottles and the water in order to find the viper (步).