Pinyin "chi3"
In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "chi3" is split up into two parts: "ch" and "Ø3". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.
Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "ch"
Ch is for Charlie Chaplin.
Mnemonics for Pinyin final "Ø3"
In the space station's living room.
Characters pronounced chi3
tooth / CL:顆|颗[ke1]
齿
=
止
+
凵
+
人
:
Charlie Chaplin (ch) has an aching tooth (齿), and Neanderthal Man (人) is about to help him take it out using an electrical barrier (止) in the space station (Ø3). They attached the barrier to the tooth and as Neanderthal Man will plug it into the receptacle (凵), the barrier will pull out the tooth.