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
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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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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= 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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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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diǎo = di + ao3
variant of 屌[diao3] / penis
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= di + Ø4
= di + Ø1
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= di + Ø2
surname Di / variant of 狄[Di2], generic name for northern ethnic minorities during the Qin and Han Dynasties (221 BC-220 AD)
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= di + Ø2
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殿
diàn = di + an4
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dǐng = di + (e)ng3
ancient cooking cauldron with two looped handles and three or four legs / pot (dialect) / to enter upon a period of (classical) / Kangxi radical 206 / one of the 64 hexagrams of the Book of Changes
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dié = di + e2
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dié = di + e2
dié = di + e2
to fold / to fold over in layers / to furl / to layer / to pile up / to repeat / to duplicate
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dié = di + e2
dīng = di + (e)ng1
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dié = di + e2
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dié = di + e2