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.

Pinyin with di

diān
diǎn
diàn
diāo
diǎo
diào
diē
dié
dīng
dǐng
dìng
diū

Mnemonics for di

Di is for Dorothy Gale.

Prompt snippets

Dorothy is a young girl with a round, softly freckled face; large, bright blue eyes; and fair skin. She has dark brown hair parted in the middle and styled into two neat braids tied with light blue ribbons. Her build is petite, and she typically wears a blue-and-white gingham-style dress with puffed short sleeves, along with simple black shoes. Her expression is earnest and kind, giving her a warm, wholesome appearance.

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Characters with di

dīng = di + (e)ng1
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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= di + Ø4
(bound form) bull's-eye; target
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= di + Ø1
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= di + Ø2
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dīng = di + (e)ng1
to watch attentively / to fix one's attention on / to stare at / to gaze at
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diàn = di + an4
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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dīng = di + (e)ng1
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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= di + Ø1
dike / Taiwan pr. [ti2]
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= di + Ø1
diē = di + e1
to fall / to tumble / to trip / (of prices etc) to drop / Taiwan pr. [die2]
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diàn = di + an4
inn; old-style hotel / (bound form) shop; store / CL:家[jia1]
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diàn = di + an4
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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= di + Ø4
earth / ground / field / place / land / CL:片[pian4]
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diē = di + e1
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dǐng = di + (e)ng3
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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diān = di + an1
top (of the head) / apex / to fall forwards / inverted / to jolt
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= di + Ø2
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= di + Ø4
(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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dìng = di + (e)ng4
to set / to fix / to determine / to decide / to order
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diān = di + an1