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

variant of 堤[di1]

= + : Dorothy Gale (di) is using the skulls (是) of her former enemies to build a dike (堤) around the space station (Ø1). To make the dike less daunting she adds a final layer of ordinary dirt (土).
to inlay with gold, silver etc / ancient inlaid ornament shaped as a flower
foundation / root
see 絛綸|绦纶[di2 lun2]
battlements
to weigh in the hand / to estimate
jingling / tinkling
Japanese variant of 疊|叠[die2] / Japanese tatami matting
hempen band worn on the head or waist by a mourner
tincture (loanword)
intoxicated
used in 酩酊[ming3 ding3]
thulium (chemistry)
old variant of 鬄[di2]
stand for goblets
anthill / mound
gem used as ear plug / jade earrings