Pinyin "chai2"
In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "chai2" is split up into two parts: "ch" 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 "ch"
Ch is for Charlie Chaplin.
Mnemonics for Pinyin final "ai2"
In the airplane's kitchen.
Characters pronounced chai2
firewood / lean (of meat) / thin (of a person)
柴
=
木
+
此
:
Charlie Chaplin (ch) found new boots (此) under the Christmas tree (木) in the airplane's kitchen (ai2) and is eager to try them out. He gets some firewood (柴), makes a fire and is amazed that with the boots he is able to walk over the fire. He is so amazed that he spontaneously walks all over the Christmas tree (like indicated in the character 柴).