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

= di + Ø4
younger brother / junior male / I (modest word in letter)
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diào = di + ao4
to suspend / to hang up / to hang a person
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diào = di + ao4
a string of 100 cash (arch.) / to lament / to condole with / variant of 吊[diao4]
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= di + Ø4
= di + Ø4
to hand over; to pass on; to deliver / (bound form) progressively; in the proper order
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= di + Ø4
to hand over / to pass on sth / to gradually increase or decrease / progressively
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= di + Ø2
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dié = di + e2
alternately / repeatedly
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= di + Ø2
enemy / to be a match for / to rival / to resist / to withstand
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diào = di + ao4
to transfer / to move (troops or cadres) / to investigate / to enquire into / accent / view / argument / key (in music) / mode (music) / tune / tone / melody
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dìng = di + (e)ng4
to agree / to conclude / to draw up / to subscribe to (a newspaper etc) / to order
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= di + Ø4
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= di + Ø4
= di + Ø1
used in 提防[di1 fang5] and 提溜[di1 liu5]
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diào = di + ao4
to fall / to drop / to lag behind / to lose / to go missing / to reduce / fall (in prices) / to lose (value, weight etc) / to wag / to swing / to turn / to change / to exchange / to swap / to show off / to shed (hair) / (used after certain verbs to express completion, fulfillment, removal etc)
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diàn = di + an4
pad / cushion / mat / to pad out / to fill a gap / to pay for sb / to advance (money)
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diǎn = di + an3
point / dot / drop / speck / o'clock / point (in space or time) / to draw a dot / to check on a list / to choose / to order (food in a restaurant) / to touch briefly / to hint / to light / to ignite / to pour a liquid drop by drop / (old) one fifth of a two-hour watch 更[geng1] / dot stroke in Chinese characters / classifier for items
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diāo = di + ao1
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diāo = di + ao1
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diāo = di + ao1
to hold with one's mouth (as a smoker with a cigarette or a dog with a bone)
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