Pinyin "mei4"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "mei4" is split up into two parts: "m" and "ei4". 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 "ei4"

In the Eiffel Tower's bathroom.

Characters pronounced mei4


= + : Mahatma Gandhi (m) wants to give the kids of an orphanage the sun (日) as a Christmas present, but he wants to keep it secret, so he asks Ai Weiwei (未) to conceal (昧) the sun for him in the Eiffel Tower's bathroom (ei4). Naturally, with the sun hidden, it gets quite dark (昧).
demon / magic / to charm

= + : Mahatma Gandhi (m) has been hiding behind a Christmas tree (未) in the Eiffel Tower's bathroom (ei4) for days now. Finally he discovers what he has been waiting for: the phantom (魅) of the Eiffel Tower is a very charismatic (魅) demon (鬼).

= + : Bessie Coleman, (女) her younger sister (妹), Mahatma Gandhi (m) and Ai Weiwei (未) are playing a game of Schafkopf in the Eiffel Tower's bathroom (ei4). Somehow Bessie and her sister always end up in the same team, which makes Mahatma Gandhi and Ai Weiwei very suspicious.
be radiant / flaming / drought
a grass that gives red dye