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
knife / blade / single-edged sword / cutlass / CL:把[ba3] / (slang) dollar (loanword) / classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper) / classifier for knife cuts or stabs
of; ~'s (possessive particle) / (used after an attribute) / (used to form a nominal expression) / (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) / also pr. [di4] or [di5] in poetry and songs
dawn / morning / daybreak / day / dan, female roles in Chinese opera (traditionally played by specialized male actors)
旦
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一
+
日
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Mnemonic symbol: A big mug, since many people start the day with a mug of coffee.
Don Quixote (d) meets the sun (日) early in the morning (旦) in the anthill's bathroom (an4). Don Quixote is full of energy and can't wait to start into a new adventure, but since the sun is a morning grouch who only just started drinking her mug of coffee (mnemonic symbol for 旦) she cannot stand it and beats him over the head with a flute (一) to calm him a bit down.
Don Quixote (d) meets the sun (日) early in the morning (旦) in the anthill's bathroom (an4). Don Quixote is full of energy and can't wait to start into a new adventure, but since the sun is a morning grouch who only just started drinking her mug of coffee (mnemonic symbol for 旦) she cannot stand it and beats him over the head with a flute (一) to calm him a bit down.
big; large; great / older (than another person) / eldest (as in 大姐[da4 jie3]) / greatly; freely; fully / (dialect) father / (dialect) uncle (father's brother)
lamp / light / lantern / CL:盞|盏[zhan3]
foolish / stupid / expressionless / blank / to stay
呆
=
口
+
木
:
The fool wants to make fun of Don Quixote in front of the airplane. To fool him, he set up a Christmas tree to look like a huge animal by putting a mandarin on top which looks like the head of the animal. Don Quixote thinks he met his arch enemy and starts to charge the construction, much to the fool's delight.
gall bladder / courage / guts / gall / inner container (e.g. bladder of a football, inner container of a thermos)
to wait / to treat / to deal with / to need / going to (do sth) / about to / intending to
-ly / structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
pocket / bag / to wrap up or hold in a bag / to move in a circle / to canvas or solicit / to take responsibility for / to disclose in detail / combat armor (old)
dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗[dou3]; one hundred liters / ancient pr. [shi2]