Pinyin "zhi1"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "zhi1" is split up into two parts: "zh" and "Ø1". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.

Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "zh"

Zh is for James II of England (詹姆斯二世, zhān​mǔ​sī èr​shì).

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "Ø1"

In front of the space station.

Characters pronounced zhi1

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classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc
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to support / to sustain / to erect / to raise / branch / division / to draw money / classifier for rods such as pens and guns, for army divisions and for songs or compositions
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branch / classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc
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fat / rouge (cosmetics) / resin
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see 月氏[Yue4 zhi1] and 閼氏|阏氏[yan1 zhi1]
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(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) / him / her / it
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(onom.) creaking or groaning
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old variant of 卮[zhi1]
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goblet
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