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.
Prompt snippets
Characters with ti
field / farm / CL:片[pian4]
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day / sky / heaven
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to substitute for / to take the place of / to replace / for / on behalf of / to stand in for
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body / form / style / system / substance / to experience / aspect (linguistics)
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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
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topic / problem for discussion / exam question / subject / to inscribe / to mention / CL:個|个[ge4],道[dao4]
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pavilion / booth / kiosk / erect
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to stop / to halt / to park (a car)
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variant of 悌[ti4]
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ladder / stairs
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(literary pronunciation, still advocated in Taiwan) to rule / to sentence / to allow
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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])
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to shave
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shave / to weed
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variant of 剃[ti4]
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to scrape the meat from bones / to pick (teeth etc) / to weed out
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rubbing from incised inscription
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invitation card / notice
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fitting snugly / appropriate / suitable / variant of 貼|贴[tie1] / to paste / to obey
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