Pinyin initial: "d"

The Pinyin initial "d" is used in the first half of Pinyin syllables. In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, "d" belongs to the group of Pinyin initials which are represented in mnemonics by men. You can visit the Pinyin index to see all Pinyin syllables from this mnemonic group, or to see all Pinyin syllables "d" can appear in.

Mnemonics for d

D is for Don Quixote.

Characters with d

兜

兠

do̅u = d + ou1

old variant of 兜[dou1]

兜 = 卬 + 白 + 儿 : Sun Wukong (儿) and Don Quixote (d) are teasing and running in circles (兜) around Erich Honecker (卬) in front of the outhouse (ou1), and he has no other choice but to wave with his white flag (白).

岛

㠀

dǎo = d + ao3

variant of 島|岛[dao3]

岛 = 乌 + 山 : Don Quixote (d) is trapped on a remote island (岛) inside of the aortas (ao3). The only animal on the island is a black crow (乌), and Don Quixote is chasing it with a fork (山) round and round the island, trying to catch it.

啖

啗

dàn = d + an4

variant of 啖[dan4]

殚

殫

da̅n = d + an1

entirely / to exhaust

箪

簞

da̅n = d + an1

round basket for cooked rice