Pinyin "xie3"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "xie3" is split up into two parts: "xi" and "e3". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.

Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "xi"

Xi is for Marie Curie.

Alternative mnemonic for xi: Xi Shi (西施), one of the renowned Four Beauties of ancient China.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "e3"

In the elevator's living room.

Characters pronounced xie3

写

寫

xiě = xi + e3

to write

写 = 冖 + 与 : Marie Curie (xi) finds the sleepy black horse (与) sleeping during a party in the elevator (e3). As it is the custom, she writes (与) on the sleepy black horse's body with a white felt-tip pen. She also decorates his head with a cooking top (冖).