Pinyin "mai2"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "mai2" is split up into two parts: "m" and "ai2". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.

Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "m"

M is for Mahatma Gandhi.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "ai2"

In the airplane's kitchen.

Characters pronounced mai2

埋
mái = m + ai2
to bury
埋 = 土 + 里 : As a sign of peace Mahatma Gandhi (m) buries (埋) a sunflower (里) under some earth (土) in the airplane's kitchen (ai2).
霾
mái = m + ai2
haze
薶
mái = m + ai2
old variant of 埋[mai2]