Pinyin "li3"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "li3" is split up into two parts: "li" 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 "li"

Li is for Li Qingzhao, writer and poet of the Song Dynasty.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "Ø3"

In the space station's living room.

Characters pronounced li3

li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m / neighborhood / ancient administrative unit of 25 families / (Tw) borough, administrative unit between the township 鎮|镇[zhen4] and neighborhood 鄰|邻[lin2] levels
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lining / interior / inside / internal / also written 裏|里[li3]
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texture / grain (of wood) / inner essence / intrinsic order / reason / logic / truth / science / natural science (esp. physics) / to manage / to pay attention to / to run (affairs) / to handle / to put in order / to tidy up
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surname Li / abbr. for 禮記|礼记[Li3 ji4], Classic of Rites
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gift / rite / ceremony / CL:份[fen4] / propriety / etiquette / courtesy
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ceremonial vessel / variant of 禮|礼[li3]
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Lishui River in north Hunan, flowing into Lake Dongting 洞庭湖 / surname Li
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