Pinyin "guai4"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "guai4" is split up into two parts: "gu" and "ai4". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.

Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "gu"

Gu is for Gitta Giraffe.
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Mnemonics for Pinyin final "ai4"

In the airplane's bathroom.
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Characters pronounced guai4

夬
guài = gu + ai4
decisive
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夬 = 乛 + 大 : Mnemonic symbol: a crystal ball which will decide for you.
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夬 = 乛 + 大 : Gitta Giraffe assumed the throne in the airplanes bathroom. Now she has to decide which tool she will use to enforce her decisions. She asks a crystal ball whether she should use a classical sickle or a rather modern robot.
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怪
guài = gu + ai4
bewildering / odd / strange / uncanny / devil / monster / to wonder at / to blame / quite / rather
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怪 = 圣 + 忄 : Gitta Giraffe meets Father Christmas in the airplane's bathroom. She finds it rather bewildering that instead of a sack full of presents he holds a big flail. He also looks kind of grumpy, almost like a big monster.
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怪
恠
guài = gu + ai4
variant of 怪[guai4]
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怪 = 圣 + 忄 : Gitta Giraffe meets Father Christmas in the airplane's bathroom. She finds it rather bewildering that instead of a sack full of presents he holds a big flail. He also looks kind of grumpy, almost like a big monster.
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癐
guài = gu + ai4
(literary) serious illness / (Cantonese) variant of 攰[gui4]
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