Pinyin final: "ai1"

The Pinyin final "ai1" 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 "ai1" can appear in.

Mnemonics for ai1

In front of the airplane.

Characters with ai1

呆
da̅i = d + ai1
foolish / stupid / expressionless / blank / to stay
呆 = 口 + 木 : The fool wants to make fun of Don Quixote in front of the airplane. To fool him, he set up a Christmas tree to look like a huge animal by putting a mandarin on top which looks like the head of the animal. Don Quixote thinks he met his arch enemy and starts to charge the construction, much to the fool's delight.
待
da̅i = d + ai1
to stay
待 = 寺 + 彳 : In front of the airplane someone devoted huge black sneakers to the local buddhist shrine. Don Quixote fits into them with his whole body and the sneakers are so cozy that he thinks he could stay like this forever.
歪
wa̅i = w + ai1
askew / at a crooked angle / devious / noxious / (coll.) to lie on one's side
歪 = 不 + 正 : Willy Walrus (w) and the stick figure (正) have been riding a carousel in front of the airplane (ai1) for too long. As they get off they sway (歪) a lot and aren't able to walk on a straight line anymore. They didn't see that there was a forbidden-sign (歪) hanging on the carousel because it's going way too fast.
灾
烖
za̅i = z + ai1
variant of 災|灾[zai1]
灾 = 宀 + 火 : Zorro (z) just earned his PhD and is celebrating it with a bonfire (火) in front of the airplane (ai1), but then he accidentally drops his graduation cap (宀) and his certificate into the fire! What a disaster (灾)!
灾
菑
za̅i = z + ai1
old variant of 災|灾[zai1]
灾 = 宀 + 火 : Zorro (z) just earned his PhD and is celebrating it with a bonfire (火) in front of the airplane (ai1), but then he accidentally drops his graduation cap (宀) and his certificate into the fire! What a disaster (灾)!
灾
災
za̅i = z + ai1
disaster / calamity
灾 = 宀 + 火 : Zorro (z) just earned his PhD and is celebrating it with a bonfire (火) in front of the airplane (ai1), but then he accidentally drops his graduation cap (宀) and his certificate into the fire! What a disaster (灾)!
塞
sa̅i = s + ai1
Serbia / Serbian / abbr. for 塞爾維亞|塞尔维亚[Sai1 er3 wei2 ya4]
塞
sa̅i = s + ai1
to stop up / to squeeze in / to stuff / cork / stopper
胎
ta̅i = t + ai1
fetus / classifier for litters (of puppies etc) / padding (in clothing or bedding) / womb carrying a fetus / (fig.) origin / source / (loanword) tire
胎 = 台 + 月 : The moon (月) is talking to Tecumseh (t) over a counter (台) in front of the airplane (ai1) because it wants to get an abortion to get rid of its fetus (胎).
唉
a̅i = Ø + ai1
interjection or grunt of agreement or recognition (e.g. yes, it's me!) / to sigh
唉 = 口 + 矣 : Albert Einstein (Ø) made it to the finals of the TV show (矣) and faces his last challenge in front of the airplane (ai1). There he finds three mandarins (口) floating around each other, and his task is to give an analytical solution to their movements. Albert can only sigh (唉) upon hearing about his impossible task.
侧
側
zha̅i = zh + ai1
lean on one side
乖
gua̅i = gu + ai1
(of a child) obedient, well-behaved / clever / shrewd / alert / perverse / contrary to reason / irregular / abnormal
乖 = 北 + 千 : Gitta Giraffe wants to behave well in front of the airplane. She has a compass rose and a kilo, but she is totally not going to squash the compass rose.
掰
ba̅i = b + ai1
to break off or break open sth with one's hands / (fig.) to break off (a relationship)
掰 = 手 + 分 : Beelzebub (b) is terribly annoyed by a ticking under the earth in front of the airplane (ai1), so he tears the earth open and finds a ticking stopwatch (分). Although he is wearing two baseball gloves (手) he still manages to break the watch open (掰) with his hands to stop the ticking.
哎
a̅i = Ø + ai1
hey! / (interjection used to attract attention or to express surprise or disapprobation)
哎 = 口 + 艾 : Albert Einstein (Ø) wants to warn the public about the dangers of aids (艾). In front of the airplane (ai1) he dresses as a mandarin (口) and shouts "hey!" (哎) at the people to get their attention.
开
開
ka̅i = k + ai1
to open / to start / to turn on / to boil / to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc) / to operate (a vehicle) / carat (gold) / abbr. for Kelvin, 開爾文|开尔文[Kai1 er3 wen2] / abbr. for 開本|开本[kai1 ben3], book format
开 = 一 + 廾 : A bottle opener. Karl Marx is sitting in front of the airplane, begging for money. He's playing a flute and has his bottle opener ready for the next beer, but unfortunately, he'll be carried away, his hands cuffed, soon.
拍
pa̅i = p + ai1
to pat / to clap / to slap / to swat / to take (a photo) / to shoot (a film) / racket (sports) / beat (music)
拍 = 扌 + 白 : Pinocchio (p) is spinning a white flag (白) in front of the airplane (ai1). He is throwing and catching the flag with a toy claw (扌). Many people stop to watch and applaud (拍) him.
拆
cha̅i = ch + ai1
to tear open / to tear down / to tear apart / to open
拆 = 扌 + 斥 : Charlie Chaplin (ch) tries to tear down (拆) the salt marshes (斥) in front of the airplane (ai1) with a toy claw (扌), but it is really tedious to grab every salt crystal and every drop of water individually.
摔
shua̅i = shu + ai1
to throw down / to fall / to drop and break
摔 = 扌 + 率 : Sheldon Shrimp (shu) drops his toy claw (扌) in front of the airplane (ai1), and the shock soon gets replaced by amazement as he realizes that the toy claw broke (摔) exactly according to the golden ratio (率).
挨
a̅i = Ø + ai1
in order; in sequence / close to; adjacent to
挨
a̅i = Ø + ai1
in order / in sequence / close to / adjacent to
挨 = 扌 + 矣 : The contestants of the TV show (矣) are lining up in front of the airplane (ai1), and so does Albert Einstein (Ø). The contestants are going to endure being beaten with toy claws (扌) one after the other (挨).