Pinyin initial: "ti"

The Pinyin initial "ti" is used in the first half of Pinyin syllables. In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, "ti" 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 "ti" can appear in.

Mnemonics for ti

Ti is for Mother Teresa.

Characters with ti

田
tián = ti + an2
field / farm / CL:片[pian4]
田 = 囗 + 十 : Mother Teresa (ti) wants to plant a field (田) of crosses (十) in the anthill's kitchen (an2). She ordered an enclosure (囗) full of crosses (十) and puts them up one by one.
天
tia̅n = ti + an1
day / sky / heaven
天 = 一 + 大 : Mother Teresa (ti) programmed a robot (大) to play a flute duet together with her in front of the anthill (an1). As they play their flutes (一) an angel (天) hears their heavenly tune and descends from heaven to listen to them.
替
tì = ti + Ø4
to substitute for / to take the place of / to replace / for / on behalf of / to stand in for
替 = 夫 + 夫 + 日 : Mother Teresa (ti) wants to replace (替) the sun (日) to become the center of the universe. In the space station's bathroom (Ø4) she instructs two construction workers (夫夫) to throw her right towards the sun, so that Mother Teresa can box her out of orbit.
填
tián = ti + an2
to fill or stuff / (of a form etc) to fill in
填 = 土 + 真 : Mother Teresa (ti) is fed up with the lack of earth (土) on this planet. In the anthill's kitchen (an2) she is filling (填) earth (土) into a replicator (真) to accumulate earth until there is enough for everyone.
体
體
tǐ = ti + Ø3
body / form / style / system / substance / to experience / aspect (linguistics)
体 = 亻 + 本 : Rosa Luxemburg envies Mother Teresa's hot body. She asks her how she can be such a hottie even when lifting is not possible, like in the space station's zero gravity, and Mother Teresa answers that it's because of the roots she's eating.
亭
tíng = ti + (e)ng2
pavilion / booth / kiosk / erect
亭 = 亠 + 口 + 冖 + 丁 : Mother Teresa is sitting in a kiosk just inside the engine's kitchen. All she has for sale is a beret, a mandarin, a cooking top and a nail.
停
tíng = ti + (e)ng2
to stop / to halt / to park (a car)
停 = 亭 + 亻 : Every morning Rosa Luxemburg parks her car right in front of Mother Teresa's kiosk in the engine's kitchen, and every morning Mother Teresa has the car town away.
弟
tì = ti + Ø4
variant of 悌[ti4]
梯
ti̅ = ti + Ø1
ladder / stairs
梯 = 弟 + 木 : Jesse James (弟) helps Mother Teresa (ti) decorate a Christmas tree (木) standing on a ladder (梯) in front of the space station (Ø1). Mother Teresa is very thankful, but she doesn't now that secretly Jesse James is decorating the tree with TNT (梯恩梯).
跳
tiào = ti + ao4
to jump / to hop / to skip over / to bounce / to palpitate
跳 = ⻊ + 兆 : Mother Teresa (ti) and the vulture (兆) are playing leapfrog (跳) inside of the aorta's bathroom (ao4) while wearing cowboy boots (⻊). They jump (跳) over each other without end.
听
聽
ti̅ng = ti + (e)ng1
to listen to; to hear / to heed; to obey / a can (loanword from English "tin") / classifier for canned beverages / to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. [ting4]) / (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. [ting4])
听 = 口 + 斤 : Mother Teresa (ti) is listening to the sound that is made when a barbell (斤) squashes a mandarin (口) in front of the engine ((e)ng1).
听
聽
tìng = ti + (e)ng4
(literary pronunciation, still advocated in Taiwan) to rule / to sentence / to allow
剃
tì = ti + Ø4
to shave
剃 = 弟 + 刂 : Mother Teresa (ti) shaves (剃) Jesse Jame's (弟) head bald in the space station's bathroom (Ø4).
剃
薙
tì = ti + Ø4
shave / to weed
剃
鬀
tì = ti + Ø4
variant of 剃[ti4]
剔
ti̅ = ti + Ø1
to scrape the meat from bones / to pick (teeth etc) / to weed out
剔 = 刂 + 易 : Mother Teresa (ti) is picking her teeth (剔) in front of the space station (Ø1) with a kitchen knife (刂). She got something stuck in her teeth but it should be easy (易) to remove since it is only a puzzle consisting of two pieces (易).
贴
貼
tie̅ = ti + e1
to stick / to paste / to post (e.g. on a blog) / to keep close to / to fit snugly / to subsidize / allowance (e.g. money for food or housing) / sticker / classifier for sticking plaster: strip
贴 = 占 + 贝 : Mother Teresa (ti) wants to start a revolution and so she is pasting (贴) posters everywhere around the elevator. In front of it (e1) she is posting a poster with a crab (贝) holding a yellow umbrella (占), subversively telling the local crab population that they should rise up against their oppression.
题
題
tí = ti + Ø2
surname Ti
题 = 是 + 页 : Mother Teresa (ti) is taking a first aid exam just inside the space station's entrance (Ø2). There's a skull (是) floating in front of her and on a sheet of paper (页) she has to describe the skull and answer the questions (题) about it.
题
題
tí = ti + Ø2
topic / problem for discussion / exam question / subject / to inscribe / to mention / CL:個|个[ge4],道[dao4]
题 = 是 + 页 : Mother Teresa (ti) is taking a first aid exam just inside the space station's entrance (Ø2). There's a skull (是) floating in front of her and on a sheet of paper (页) she has to describe the skull and answer the questions (题) about it.
帖
tie̅ = ti + e1
fitting snugly / appropriate / suitable / variant of 貼|贴[tie1] / to paste / to obey
帖 = 占 + 巾 : Mother Teresa (ti) is fitting her towel (巾) into her yellow umbrella (占) in front of the elevator (e1) and she finds that it fits snugly (帖).