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.

Mnemonics for di

Di is for Dorothy Gale.

Characters with di

吊
diào = di + ao4
to suspend / to hang up / to hang a person
吊 = 口 + 巾 : Mnemonic symbol: a coat hanger.
吊 = 口 + 巾 : Dorothy Gale is travelling and tries to find a way to hang up her towel in the aorta's bathroom. Finally, she came up with something: She forges a coat hanger out of mandarin peel and hangs her towel on it.
吊
弔
diào = di + ao4
a string of 100 cash (arch.) / to lament / to condole with / variant of 吊[diao4]
帝
dì = di + Ø4
emperor
帝 = 立 + 冖 + 巾 : Mnemonic symbol: the great emperor Caesar.

Caesar prepared to sauna in the space station's bathroom, and he has his towel already around his neck when he prepares a new aufguss. Just as he wants to lift the vase, the cooking top on top of it lifts itself as Dorothy Gale looks out, laughing at Caesar.
递
遞
dì = di + Ø4
to hand over / to pass on sth / to gradually increase or decrease / progressively
递 = 弟 + 辶 : Dorothy Gale (di) encounters Jesse James (弟) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4) who catches sight of Dorothy's new gladiator sandals (辶). He pulls out his gun and has Dorothy hand over (递) her new sandals very slowly.
递
遞
dì = di + Ø4
to hand over; to pass on; to deliver / (bound form) progressively; in the proper order
迪
dí = di + Ø2
to enlighten
迪 = 由 + 辶 : In the space station's kitchen (Ø2) Dorothy Gale (di) accidentally spills her Cuba Libre (由) over Edison's (迪) feet (who is wearing only gladiator sandals (辶)), but fortunately this event enlightens (迪) him on how to build the light bulb he has been designing lately.
迭
dié = di + e2
alternately / repeatedly
迭 = 辶 + 失 : Dorothy Gale (di) stores all her gladiator sandals (辶) in a lost and found box (失) in the elevator's kitchen (e2). She can't decide which ones to wear and so repeatedly (迭) takes out, tries on and puts back in different pairs of sandals.
敌
敵
dí = di + Ø2
enemy / to be a match for / to rival / to resist / to withstand
敌 = 攵 + 舌 : Dorothy Gale (di) is fighting her enemy (敌), the Wicked Witch of the West, by attacking her with a sledgehammer (攵) while threatening her with her tongue (舌) stuck out just inside the space station's entrance (Ø2).
调
調
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
订
訂
dìng = di + (e)ng4
to agree / to conclude / to draw up / to subscribe to (a newspaper etc) / to order
订 = 丁 + 讠 : Dorothy Gale (di) finds an advertising column (讠) in the engine's bathroom ((e)ng4) displaying a nail (丁). She instantly calls the number to order (订) a really hard nail (丁) for her loose flange.
蒂
dì = di + Ø4
stem (of fruit)
蒂 = 艹 + 帝 : Dorothy Gale (di) is lying on a sheet of artificial lawn (艹) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4), and Caesar (帝) is looking for her cigarette butt (蒂).
蒂
蔕
dì = di + Ø4
variant of 蒂[di4]
提
di̅ = di + Ø1
used in 提防[di1 fang5] and 提溜[di1 liu5]
掉
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)
掉 = 卓 + 扌 : In the aorta's bathroom (ao4) Dorothy Gale (di) practices playing a banjo (卓) using two toy claws (扌), but she makes a mistake and accidentally drops (掉) the banjo. After the crash, the banjo is completely ruined.
垫
墊
diàn = di + an4
pad / cushion / mat / to pad out / to fill a gap / to pay for sb / to advance (money)
垫 = 土 + 执 : Dorothy Gale (di) built an air cushion (垫) vehicle out of dirt (土) in the anthill's bathroom (an4) and happily rides it in circles, until a police officer appears and asks for her license (执).
颠
顛
dia̅n = di + an1
top (of the head) / apex / to fall forwards / inverted / to jolt
颠 = 真 + 页 : Dorothy Gale (di) is going to paint the anthill (an1) and is getting ready in front of the building. In order to protect her apex (颠) she puts a sheet of paper (页) into a replicator (真) and gets out a paper hat.
巅
巔
dia̅n = di + an1
summit
巅 = 山 + 颠 : Dorothy Gale (di) climbed to the summit (巅) of the anthill (an1) without any equipment except for a fork (山) and a paper hat (颠).
点
點
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
点 = 占 + 灬 : Dorothy Gale opened a new shop inside anthill. She's selling grilled vegetables, and many people are ordering them. On a plate, they only look like little spots or points.
刁
dia̅o = di + ao1
surname Diao
刁
dia̅o = di + ao1
artful / wicked
刁 = ㇆ + ㇀ : Dorothy Gale (di) feels wicked (刁) and purposefully scratches the plow (㇆) in front of the aorta (ao1). The ㇀ in 刁 symbolizes the scratch.