Pinyin "tai4"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "tai4" is split up into two parts: "t" 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 "t"

T is for Tecumseh, leader of the Shawnee.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "ai4"

In the airplane's bathroom.

Characters pronounced tai4

太

tài = t + ai4

highest / greatest / too (much) / very / extremely

太 = 丶 + 大 : Mnemonic symbol: from 太后 [tai4 hou4], the empress dowager. The empress dowager prepares for her reign in the airplane's bathroom (ai4) and has a big robot (大) as well as Tecumseh (t) fan her fresh air with petal leaves (丶).

态

態

tài = t + ai4

(bound form) / appearance / shape / form / state / attitude / (grammar) voice

态 = 太 + 心 : The empress dowager (太) asks Tecumseh (t) about his attitude (态) towards her in the airplane's bathroom (ai4). Tecumseh isn't sure himself and samples his hearts (心) on a scale from 1 to 10 with one bin per integer. After N is large enough, he sees that his attitude forms a Gaussian distribution (态) with a mean of 6.

汰

tài = t + ai4

to discard / to eliminate

汰 = 太 + 氵 : The empress dowager (太) orders Tecumseh (t) to discard (汰) the water bottle (氵) she used in the airplane's bathroom (ai4).

泰

tài = t + ai4

Mt Tai 泰山[Tai4 Shan1] in Shandong / abbr. for Thailand

泰 = 𡗗 + 氺 : Tecumseh (t) is using the toilet in the airplane's bathroom (ai4). With his hands folded (𡗗) he looks like a grand (泰) peaceful (泰) magnate (泰). Later he is going to wash himself using the aqueduct (氺).

泰

tài = t + ai4

safe / peaceful / most / grand