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

diàn = di + an4
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diàn = di + an4
= di + Ø2
diàn = di + an4
to think of / to remember / to miss
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diāo = di + ao1
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diāo = di + ao1
to carve / to engrave / shrewd / bird of prey
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diāo = di + ao1
= di + Ø4
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diào = di + ao4
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dìng = di + (e)ng4
to join things together by fixing them in place at one or more points / to nail / to pin / to staple / to sew on
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dīng = di + (e)ng1
nail / to follow closely / to keep at sb (to do sth) / variant of 盯[ding1]
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diǎo = di + ao3
variant of 屌[diao3] / penis
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diū = di + ou1
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diǎn = di + an3
canon / law / standard work of scholarship / literary quotation or allusion / ceremony / to be in charge of / to mortgage or pawn
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= di + Ø1
name of an ancient tribe
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= di + Ø3
foundation / on the whole
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= di + Ø1
low / beneath / to lower (one's head) / to let droop / to hang down / to incline
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= di + Ø3
background / bottom / base / end (of the month, year etc) / remnants / (math.) radix / base
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= di + Ø3
to press against / to support / to prop up / to resist / to equal / to balance / to make up for / to mortgage / to arrive at / to clap (one's hands) lightly (expressing delight) (Taiwan pr. [zhi3] for this sense)
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diàn = di + an4
to fix / to settle / a libation to the dead
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