Pinyin "wei4"
In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "wei4" is split up into two parts: "w" and "ei4". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.
Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "w"
Wu is for Willy Walrus.
Mnemonics for Pinyin final "ei4"
In the Eiffel Tower's bathroom.
Characters pronounced wei4
not yet / did not / have not / not / 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep / ancient Chinese compass point: 210°
未
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一
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木
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Shortly after finishing a new installation in the Eiffel Tower's bathroom, Ai Weiwei is imprisoned by Willy Walrus, because—out of all places—Ai Weiwei put his new installation right into Willy Walrus's toilet. Ai Weiwei's installation is a Christmas tree with a tiny, slightly tilted flute on top. Ai Weiwei would really, really like to correct the tilted flute, but so far, Willy Walrus has not yet let him out.
because of / for / to
position / location / place / seat / classifier for people (honorific) / classifier for binary bits (e.g. 十六位 16-bit or 2 bytes) / (physics) potential
taste / smell / (fig.) (noun suffix) feel / quality / sense / (TCM) classifier for ingredients of a medicine prescription
to fear
畏
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氏
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田
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There's a Chinese saying that goes 出生之犊不畏虎; a newborn calf doesn't fear the tiger. I'll represent 畏 by this calf.
Willy Walrus (w) just gave birth to a calf (畏) in a flowery field (田) in the Eiffel Tower's bathroom (ei4). Christopher MacLeod (氏) spotted them and already lifts his broadsword, ready to strike. Willy Walrus is scared to death, but the calf knows nothing about the dangers of the world and thinks that Christopher MacLeod just wants to play.
Willy Walrus (w) just gave birth to a calf (畏) in a flowery field (田) in the Eiffel Tower's bathroom (ei4). Christopher MacLeod (氏) spotted them and already lifts his broadsword, ready to strike. Willy Walrus is scared to death, but the calf knows nothing about the dangers of the world and thinks that Christopher MacLeod just wants to play.
surname Wei
谓
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胃
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讠
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Willy Walrus (w) used a hot water bottle (胃) to relief his stomach (胃) pain and it worked so well that he started selling those bottles himself. He even started an ad campaign and set up an advertising column (讠) in the Eiffel Tower's bathroom (ei4). There is a big picture of him saying (谓) how well the hot water bottle worked for him.
to speak / to say / to name / to designate / meaning / sense
谓
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胃
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讠
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Willy Walrus (w) used a hot water bottle (胃) to relief his stomach (胃) pain and it worked so well that he started selling those bottles himself. He even started an ad campaign and set up an advertising column (讠) in the Eiffel Tower's bathroom (ei4). There is a big picture of him saying (谓) how well the hot water bottle worked for him.
military officer
尉
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尸
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示
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寸
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Willy Walrus (w) wants to join the navy and has to proof his skills to a lieutenant (尉) in the Eiffel Tower's bathroom (ei4). He is throwing a guideon (示) very skilfully. The lieutenant doesn't know that an invisible ghost (尸) is helping Willy by moving the guideon appropriately while it is in mid-air though.
surname Wei
尉
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尸
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示
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寸
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Willy Walrus (w) wants to join the navy and has to proof his skills to a lieutenant (尉) in the Eiffel Tower's bathroom (ei4). He is throwing a guideon (示) very skilfully. The lieutenant doesn't know that an invisible ghost (尸) is helping Willy by moving the guideon appropriately while it is in mid-air though.
surname Wei / name of vassal state of Zhou dynasty from 661 BC in Shanxi, one of the Seven Hero Warring States / Wei state, founded by Cao Cao 曹操[Cao2 Cao1], one of the Three Kingdoms after the Han dynasty / the Wei dynasty 221-265 / Wei prefecture and Wei county at different historical periods