Pinyin initial: "di"
The Pinyin initial "di" is used in the first half of Pinyin syllables. In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, "di" belongs to the group of Pinyin initials which are represented in mnemonics by women. You can visit the Pinyin index to see all Pinyin syllables from this mnemonic group, or to see all Pinyin syllables "di" can appear in.
Mnemonics for di
Di is for Dorothy Gale.
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Characters with di
male adult / the 4th of the 10 Heavenly Stems 天干[tian1 gan1] / fourth (used like "4" or "D") / small cube of meat or vegetable / (literary) to encounter / (archaic) ancient Chinese compass point: 195° / (chemistry) butyl
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(bound form) bull's-eye; target
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see 的士[di1 shi4]
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really and truly
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to watch attentively / to fix one's attention on / to stare at / to gaze at
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suburbs or outskirts / one of the five degrees of official mourning attire in dynastic China / official in charge of fields (old)
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to sting or bite (of mosquito, bee etc) / to say repeatedly / to urge insistently / to ask repeatedly / to stick to a point / (onom.) tinkling or jingling sound
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dike / Taiwan pr. [ti2]
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variant of 堤[di1]
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inn; old-style hotel / (bound form) shop; store / CL:家[jia1]
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inn / shop / store / CL:家[jia1]
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lightning / electricity / electric (bound form) / to get (or give) an electric shock / phone call or telegram etc / to send via telephone or telegram etc
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earth / ground / field / place / land / CL:片[pian4]
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apex / crown of the head / top / roof / most / to carry on the head / to push to the top / to go against / to replace / to substitute / to be subjected to (an aerial bombing, hailstorm etc) / (slang) to "bump" a forum thread to raise its profile / classifier for headwear, hats, veils etc
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(prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六[di4 liu4] "sixth") / (literary) grades in which successful candidates in the imperial examinations were placed / (old) residence of a high official / (literary) but; however / (literary) only; just
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to set / to fix / to determine / to decide / to order
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younger brother / junior male / I (modest word in letter)
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to suspend / to hang up / to hang a person
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