Pinyin final: "e4"

The Pinyin final "e4" is used in the second half of Pinyin syllables. In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the second half of a Pinyin syllable is always represented by a location. You can visit the Pinyin index to see all Pinyin syllables from this mnemonic group, or to see all Pinyin syllables "e4" can appear in.

Mnemonics for e4

In the elevator's bathroom.

Characters with e4

to shoot / to launch / to allude to / radio- (chemistry)

= + : Mnemonic symbol: a rocket launch pad.

Sherlock Holmes (sh) is ready for takeoff in the elevator's bathroom (e4) and stands on of the launch pad (射) taking a final shower. As there are many journalists, Sherlock prepared to be extra fancy and wears a tight body suit (身). He smiles at the photographers and shows them a thumbs up (寸).
old variant of 射[she4]
special / unique / distinguished / especially / unusual / very / abbr. for 特克斯[te4 ke4 si1], tex

= + : Tecumseh has a very special mount: In contrast to the other Indians he rides a bull. Moreover, the bull is so special that it meditates in front of the Buddhist shrine in the elevator's bathroom together with Tecumseh.
used in 可汗[ke4 han2]
leaf / page / lobe / (historical) period / classifier for small boats

= + : Maud Younger (y) practised a trick shot all day in the elevator's bathroom (e4). She's now able to throw a leaf (叶) high in the air, then quickly throw a mandarin (口) and beat the mandarin with a cross (十) like a baseball with a bat so that the mandarin rips a hole right into the leaf.
surname Ye

= + : Maud Younger (y) practised a trick shot all day in the elevator's bathroom (e4). She's now able to throw a leaf (叶) high in the air, then quickly throw a mandarin (口) and beat the mandarin with a cross (十) like a baseball with a bat so that the mandarin rips a hole right into the leaf.
to scare / to intimidate / to threaten / (interjection showing disapproval) tut-tut / (interjection showing astonishment)

= + : Hamlet (h) is standing on top of a ladder (下) and is threatening (吓) to jump down on the very last mandarin (口) in the elevator's bathroom (e4) should his demands not be fulfilled.
to compose a poem in reply (to sb's poem) using the same rhyme sequence / to join in the singing / to chime in with others
(classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier) / (bound form) individual

= + : Mnemonic symbol: Neanderthal Man (人). Neanderthal Man (人) needs to use the elevator's bathroom (e4) but it's occupied by Guy Fawkes (g), and there's only space for one individual (个). Impatiently Neanderthal Man knocks on the door using his dinosaur bone (丨).
variant of 個|个[ge4]
to extinguish or put out / to go out (of a fire etc) / to exterminate or wipe out / to drown

= + : In the elevator's bathroom (e4) Marilyn Monroe (mi) was playing the flute (一) so hot that it is on fire (火) now! Luckily there's a fire extinguisher so that she can put it out (灭).
inferior

= + : Li Qingzhao (li) and the smiley (少) are battling to the death in a quiz about survival of the fittest (劣). Each of them has a power button (力) in front of them which they have to press if they want to answer a question. The inferior (劣) candidate will be expelled from the show.
to choke (in crying)
residence
surname She
moon / month / monthly / CL:個|个[ge4],輪|轮[lun2]

= + : Yu the Great (yu) is modelling a moon (月) in the elevator's bathroom (e4). He uses a stapler (⺆) to staple a lot of capacitors (二) together to form a moon shape, while the real moon is sitting for him.
book / booklet / classifier for books

= + + : In the bathroom of the elevator (e4) the King of Chu (c) dug up all his photo collections of flutes (一) from all over the world. He is stapling (⺆) together random photos to publish different books (册) about flutes.
to lend / to borrow / by means of / to take (an opportunity)

= + : Rosa Luxemburg (亻) and Joan of Arc (ji) are enjoying milkshakes (昔) in the elevator's bathroom (e4). To let each other taste the other's milkshake, they lend (借) them each other.
variant of 借[jie4]

= + : Rosa Luxemburg (亻) and Joan of Arc (ji) are enjoying milkshakes (昔) in the elevator's bathroom (e4). To let each other taste the other's milkshake, they lend (借) them each other.
surname He

= : Hamlet (h) is getting an awe-inspiring (赫) number of two red letters (赤) per second (at a rate of two Herz (赫)) delivered in the elevator's bathroom (e4).