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

diān = di + an1
diàn = di + an4
pad / cushion / mat / to pad out / to fill a gap / to pay for sb / to advance (money)
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diàn = di + an4
dīng = di + (e)ng1
nail / to follow closely / to keep at sb (to do sth) / variant of 盯[ding1]
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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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diāo = di + ao1
= di + Ø2
Anaphalis yedoensis (pearly everlasting reed) / used in Japanese names with phonetic value Ogi
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dié = di + e2
old variant of 迭[die2]
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diāo = di + ao1
sable or marten (genus Martes)
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dìng = di + (e)ng4
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diāo = di + ao1
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= di + Ø4
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dìng = di + (e)ng4
dìng = di + (e)ng4
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dìng = di + (e)ng4
diàn = di + an4
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= di + Ø4
wife of a younger brother
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= di + Ø4
to look down upon (classical) / to see / to look at (Cantonese) / Mandarin equivalent: 看[kan4]
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dié = di + e2
(official) document / dispatch
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diàn = di + an4
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