Pinyin final: "ai2"

The Pinyin final "ai2" 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 "ai2" can appear in.

Mnemonics for ai2

In the airplane's kitchen.

Characters with ai2

ability / talent / sb of a certain type / a capable individual / then and only then / just now / (before an expression of quantity) only

= + + 丿 : Mnemonic symbol: from "ability / talent", the special ability of X-ray vision.

The King of Chu (c) has been bitten by a X-ray tube and has gained the special ability (才) of X-ray vision. In the airplane's kitchen (ai2), he holds a banana (丿) in each hand; through his x-ray vision ability, he is able to see that in one of them there's a crowbar (亅) hidden, in the other one a flute (一).
(variant of 才[cai2]) just now / (before an expression of quantity) only
white / snowy / pure / bright / empty / blank / plain / clear / to make clear / in vain / gratuitous / free of charge / reactionary / anti-communist / funeral / to stare coldly / to write wrong character / to state / to explain / vernacular / spoken lines in opera

= + : Mnemonic symbol: a white flag. The sun (日) is waving with a white (白) flag (白) in the airplane's kitchen (ai2) while Beelzebub (b) is beating them with a big petal leaf (丶).
to bury

= + : As a sign of peace Mahatma Gandhi (m) buries (埋) a sunflower (里) under some earth (土) in the airplane's kitchen (ai2).
material / timber / ability / aptitude / a capable individual / coffin (old)

= + : In the airplane, the King of Chu investigates a Christmas tree with his secret X-ray vision super power. He can see that the material the tree is made out of is not timber; instead, he sees that the tree has been 3D printed.
see 徘徊[pai2 huai2], to dither / to hesitate / to pace back and forth / irresolute

= + : Just inside the airplane's kitchen (ai2) Helga Horse (hu) cannot decide whether or not she should return (回) back to her hometown. She already put on her black sneakers (彳) but she keeps pacing back and forth (徊).
irresolute

= + : Pinocchio (p) wants to sell his black sneakers (彳) on the internet, but he is very irresolute (徘) about how to photograph them. In the airplane's kitchen (ai2) he moves back and forth (徘) to find the best shooting angle until he uses up his last negative (非).
to come / to arrive / to come round / ever since / next

= + : Mnemonic symbol: mailwoman. Lancelot (l) is super happy that his inflatable crocodile (丷) and live size Ai Weiwei (未) puppet finally arrived (来). The mailwoman (来) delivered them straight to the kitchen of the airplane (ai2).

= + : Mnemonic symbol: mailwoman. Sir Lancelot (l) is visiting the mailwoman (來) in the airplane's kitchen (ai2). As a gift, he brought a Christmas tree (木) decorated with rubber chicken (从).
Taiwan (abbr.) / surname Tai

= + : Tecumseh assumed is new post behind a counter in the airplane's kitchen. His task is to give a mandarin as a present to every visitor. Because he's allergic to mandarins he wears a fake nose so he doesn't have to smell them.
(classical) you (in letters) / variant of 臺|台[tai2]

= + : Tecumseh assumed is new post behind a counter in the airplane's kitchen. His task is to give a mandarin as a present to every visitor. Because he's allergic to mandarins he wears a fake nose so he doesn't have to smell them.
desk / table / counter

= + : Tecumseh assumed is new post behind a counter in the airplane's kitchen. His task is to give a mandarin as a present to every visitor. Because he's allergic to mandarins he wears a fake nose so he doesn't have to smell them.
Taiwan (abbr.)

= + : Tecumseh assumed is new post behind a counter in the airplane's kitchen. His task is to give a mandarin as a present to every visitor. Because he's allergic to mandarins he wears a fake nose so he doesn't have to smell them.
platform / stage / terrace / stand / support / station / broadcasting station / classifier for vehicles or machines

= + : Tecumseh assumed is new post behind a counter in the airplane's kitchen. His task is to give a mandarin as a present to every visitor. Because he's allergic to mandarins he wears a fake nose so he doesn't have to smell them.
typhoon

= + : Tecumseh assumed is new post behind a counter in the airplane's kitchen. His task is to give a mandarin as a present to every visitor. Because he's allergic to mandarins he wears a fake nose so he doesn't have to smell them.
Chinese scholar tree (Sophora japonica) / Japanese pagoda tree

= + : Helga Horse (hu) set up a Christmas tree (木) in the airplane's kitchen (ai2), but soon after a demon (鬼) possessed it and morphed it into a Chinese scholar tree (槐).
money / wealth / riches / property / valuables

= + : The King of Chu found a big money bag in the airplane's kitchen, but he knows that there is no free lunch. Carefully, he scans the content of the bag with his X-ray power vision, and inside the bag, he finds a crab waiting to strike on its prey.
still / still in progress / still more / yet / even more / in addition / fairly / passably (good) / as early as / even / also / else

= + : Hamlet sees an early exhibit of king Leonidas' gladiator sandals in the airplane's kitchen. However, the exhibition is still not set up but in the progress of being set up, so there's a big sign showing that it's forbidden to touch the sandals.
firewood / lean (of meat) / thin (of a person)

= + : Charlie Chaplin (ch) found new boots (此) under the Christmas tree (木) in the airplane's kitchen (ai2) and is eager to try them out. He gets some firewood (柴), makes a fire and is amazed that with the boots he is able to walk over the fire. He is so amazed that he spontaneously walks all over the Christmas tree (like indicated in the character 柴).
a row / a line / to set in order / to arrange / to line up / to eliminate / to drain / to push open / platoon / raft / classifier for lines, rows etc

= + : Pinocchio is trying to save a messed up negative he obtained in the airplane's kitchen. He carefully unrolls the negative using a toy claw to line it up and see what can be saved.
to lift / to raise / (of two or more persons) to carry

= + : Tecumseh (t) is installing a new counter (台) in the airplane's kitchen (ai2). He is carrying (抬) the counter using a toy claw (扌) as a shoulder pole.