Pinyin "yi4"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "yi4" is split up into two parts: "y" and "Ø4". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.

Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "y"

Y is for Maud Younger.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "Ø4"

In the space station's bathroom.

Characters pronounced yi4

谊

誼

yì = y + Ø4

friendship / also pr. [yi2]

谊 = 宜 + 讠 : In preparation for a future alien encounter, Maud Younger builds up an advertising column (讠) from Ikea (宜) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). On it she writes in big letters "friendship" so that the aliens know of her peaceful intentions.

亿

億

yì = y + Ø4

100 million

亿 = 乙 + 亻 : A big sack of money with a big dollar sign on it.

亿 = 乙 + 亻 : Maud Younger and Rosa Luxemburg are fighting about a sack of money with 100000000 bucks. Maud has the advantage of having a silver medal to beat Rosa with.

忆

憶

yì = y + Ø4

to recollect / to remember / memory

忆 = 乙 + 忄 : Maud Younger (y) often recollects (忆) her time fighting in the mma world championship using her beloved flail (忄), which she keeps framed in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). Once she won a silver medal (乙), which hangs next to her flail. She is fond of recalling these dear memories (忆).

译

譯

yì = y + Ø4

to translate / to interpret

译 = 夅 + 讠 : 金星 (夅) wants to talk to an advertising column (讠) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4), but he only speaks heavenly script. Fortunately Maud Younger (y) is there to translate (译) for him.

绎

繹

yì = y + Ø4

continuous / to interpret / to unravel / to draw silk (old)

绎 = 纟 + 夅 : Maud Younger (y) finds 金星 (夅) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4), but he is entangled in a very long silk thread. Maud has to unravel (绎) him by continuously (绎) pulling on the silk worm (纟) and the silken thread it produced.

睪

yì = y + Ø4

to spy out

邑

yì = y + Ø4

city / village

奕

yì = y + Ø4

abundant / graceful

芸

yì = y + Ø4

Japanese variant of 藝|艺[yi4]