Pinyin initial: "ti"
The Pinyin initial "ti" is used in the first half of Pinyin syllables. In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, "ti" 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 "ti" can appear in.
Pinyin with ti
Mnemonics for ti
Ti is for Mother Teresa.
Prompt snippets
Mother Teresa is a small, elderly woman with kind, deeply lined features that radiate compassion. She wears a simple white sari with blue borders, her head always covered, and her gentle eyes seem to carry both sorrow and warmth. Her frail frame contrasts with the quiet strength and determination in her expression.
Characters with ti
field / farm / CL:片[pian4]
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day / sky / heaven
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to substitute for / to take the place of / to replace / for / on behalf of / to stand in for
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to fill or stuff / (of a form etc) to fill in
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body / form / style / system / substance / to experience / aspect (linguistics)
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to stick / to paste / to post (e.g. on a blog) / to keep close to / to fit snugly / to subsidize / allowance (e.g. money for food or housing) / sticker / classifier for sticking plaster: strip
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to kick / to play (e.g. soccer) / (slang) butch (in a lesbian relationship)
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topic / problem for discussion / exam question / subject / to inscribe / to mention / CL:個|个[ge4],道[dao4]
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pavilion / booth / kiosk / erect
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to stop / to halt / to park (a car)
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variant of 悌[ti4]
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ladder / stairs
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to jump / to hop / to skip over / to bounce / to palpitate
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(literary pronunciation, still advocated in Taiwan) to rule / to sentence / to allow
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to listen to; to hear / to heed; to obey / a can (loanword from English "tin") / classifier for canned beverages / to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. [ting4]) / (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. [ting4])
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to shave
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variant of 剃[ti4]
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shave / to weed
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to scrape the meat from bones / to pick (teeth etc) / to weed out
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