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

雕

彫

dia̅o = di + ao1

variant of 雕[diao1], to engrave

雕 = 周 + 隹 : Dorothy Gale (di) is carving (雕) an ice sculpture in front of the aorta (ao1). The ice sculpture is a sparrow (隹) with a hula hoop in his beak (周).

鲽

鰈

dié = di + e2

flatfish / flounder / sole

锭

錠

dìng = di + (e)ng4

(weaving) spindle / ingot / pressed cake of medicine etc / classifier for: gold and silver ingots, ink sticks

钿

鈿

diàn = di + an4

to inlay with gold, silver etc / ancient inlaid ornament shaped as a flower