Pinyin "zhuai4"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "zhuai4" is split up into two parts: "zhu" 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 "zhu"

Julian (朱利安 zhū lì ān) Giant Squid.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "ai4"

In the airplane's bathroom.

Characters pronounced zhuai4

拽

zhuài = zhu + ai4

to pull / to tug at (sth)

拽 = 扌 + 曳 : Julian Giant Squid's (zhu) tractor (曳) broke down in the airplane's bathroom (ai4), so he has to use a toy claw (扌) to pull (拽) it to the mechanic's.