Pinyin initial: "li"
The Pinyin initial "li" is used in the first half of Pinyin syllables. In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, "li" 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 "li" can appear in.
Mnemonics for li
Li is for Li Qingzhao, writer and poet of the Song Dynasty.
Prompt snippets
Li Qingzhao is depicted as an elegant Song-dynasty woman with a slender build, oval face, and delicate, refined features. She has smooth, fair skin; long, straight black hair typically arranged in a simple, graceful bun; and thin, arched eyebrows over calm, perceptive eyes. Her clothing is a flowing Song-style hanfu in soft, muted colors such as pale green or light ivory, with wide sleeves and subtle embroidered patterns that reflect scholarly refinement.
Characters with li
power / force / strength / ability / strenuously
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li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m / neighborhood / ancient administrative unit of 25 families / (Tw) borough, administrative unit between the township 鎮|镇[zhen4] and neighborhood 鄰|邻[lin2] levels
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variant of 裡|里[li3]
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lining / interior / inside / internal / also written 裏|里[li3]
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texture / grain (of wood) / inner essence / intrinsic order / reason / logic / truth / science / natural science (esp. physics) / to manage / to pay attention to / to run (affairs) / to handle / to put in order / to tidy up
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to measure
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capacity / quantity / amount / to estimate / abbr. for 量詞|量词[liang4 ci2], classifier (in Chinese grammar) / measure word
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other / another / separate / separately
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woods / forest / CL:片[pian4] / circle(s) (i.e. specific group of people) / a collection (of similar things)
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inferior
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minor government official or functionary (old)
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six / 6
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to refine / to smelt
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variant of 鏈|链[lian4], chain / variant of 煉|炼[lian4]
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to feel attached to / to long for / to love
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bright / clear / resonant / to shine / to show / to reveal
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quick / alert / efficacious / effective / to come true / spirit / departed soul / coffin
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to finish / to achieve / variant of 瞭|了[liao3] / to understand clearly
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(of eyes) bright / clear-sighted / to understand clearly
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