Pinyin initial: "qi"
The Pinyin initial "qi" is used in the first half of Pinyin syllables. In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, "qi" 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 "qi" can appear in.
Pinyin with qi
Mnemonics for qi
Qi is for the Queen of Hearts.
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Characters with qi
shell / carapace / crust (earth's crust etc) / also pr. [ke2]
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to sit astride / to ride (a horse, bike etc) / classifier for saddle horses
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to bow to the ground
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how? (emphatic question)
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to rise / to raise / to get up / to set out / to start / to appear / to launch / to initiate (action) / to draft / to establish / to get (from a depot or counter) / verb suffix, to start / starting from (a time, place, price etc) / classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance / classifier for groups: batch, group
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eggplant
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to implore / to pray / to request
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guqin 古琴[gu3 qin2] (a type of zither) / musical instrument in general
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variant of 琴[qin2], guqin or zither
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hidden / secret / latent / to hide / to conceal / to submerge / to dive
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accord / to make contact / to agree / to consult with / extensive
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to steep (tea)
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exactly / just
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timid / cowardly / rustic / Taiwan pr. [que4]
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variant of 啟|启[qi3]
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to open / to start / to initiate / to enlighten or awaken / to state / to inform
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Qi son of Yu the Great 禹[Yu3], reported founder of the Xia Dynasty 夏朝[Xia4 Chao2] (c. 2070-c. 1600 BC)
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gas / air / smell / weather / to make angry / to annoy / to get angry / vital energy / qi
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