Pinyin "li4"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "li4" is split up into two parts: "li" 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 "li"

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

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "Ø4"

In the space station's bathroom.

Characters pronounced li4

power / force / strength / ability / strenuously

= + 丿 : Mnemonic symbol: a power button.

Li Qingzhao (li) just had a shower in the space station's bathroom (Ø4) and wants to use the hair dryer, but there's no plug, just the bare end of the cable! She uses all her power to build an electricity plug, and for the two pins she uses a plough (㇆) and a banana (丿). Finally she hits a big power button (力) to turn the power on.
minor government official or functionary (old)

= + : Li Qingzhao finds the space station's clerk making out with Bigfoot in the bathroom, and she's pretty jealous, so she throws mandarins at them to disturb them.
to stand / to set up / to establish / to lay down / to draw up / at once / immediately

= + : Li Qing Zhao hides some weed in a vase in the space station's bathroom. To get the weed there, she transports it under her beret.
grain / granule / classifier for small round things (peas, bullets, peanuts, pills, grains etc)

= + : Li Qingzhao (li) got a sack of rice (米) delivered to the space station. In the bathroom (Ø4) she fills the rice granules (粒) in a vase (立) to store them for a longer time.
sharp / favorable / advantage / benefit / profit / interest / to do good to / to benefit

= + : Mnemonic symbol: the rocket Arianne, 亚利安娜.

Li Qingzhao (li) prepares to go back to earth in the Arianne rocket (利). In the space station's bathroom (Ø4) she prepares for the trip by stuffing lots of cereals (禾) into the rocket and sharpening (利) the tip of the rocket with a kitchen knife (刂).
example / precedent / rule / case / instance

= + : Archangel Gabriel (列) set up a cardboard version of himself holding an engineer's scale (例) in his hands in the space station's bathroom. Next to the cardboard Gabriel is a speech bubble saying "you must be THIS tall to enter heaven". Gabriel set it up as an example (例) so that the people can check for themselves using the scale whether they are tall enough or not. Rosa Luxemburg (亻) and Li Qingzhao (li) frequently use this example to check if they are tall enough yet.
calendar

= + : In the space station's bathroom, Li Qingzhao is just about to hit the power button of her new chocolate factory. To commemorate this day, she marked this day in her big wall calendar.
to experience / to undergo / to pass through / all / each / every / history

= + : In the space station's bathroom, Li Qingzhao is just about to hit the power button of her new chocolate factory. To commemorate this day, she marked this day in her big wall calendar.
old variant of 歷|历[li4]

= + : In the space station's bathroom, Li Qingzhao is just about to hit the power button of her new chocolate factory. To commemorate this day, she marked this day in her big wall calendar.
old variant of 曆|历[li4] / old variant of 歷|历[li4]

= + : In the space station's bathroom, Li Qingzhao is just about to hit the power button of her new chocolate factory. To commemorate this day, she marked this day in her big wall calendar.
surname Li

= + : Li Qingzhao (li) invented a new kind of chocolate factory (厂) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). She attached a few of her neurons (万) to the factory so that she can mind control it. In this way she can create all kinds of new crazy flavors. She will be a fierce (厉) competitor on the market—if it weren't for this malicious spirit (厉) that will be haunting her. The spirit interferes with her neurons and makes her come up with all kinds of unspeakable horrors, ruining her mind controlled chocolate business.
strict / severe

= + : Li Qingzhao (li) invented a new kind of chocolate factory (厂) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). She attached a few of her neurons (万) to the factory so that she can mind control it. In this way she can create all kinds of new crazy flavors. She will be a fierce (厉) competitor on the market—if it weren't for this malicious spirit (厉) that will be haunting her. The spirit interferes with her neurons and makes her come up with all kinds of unspeakable horrors, ruining her mind controlled chocolate business.
surname Li

= + : While Li Qingzhao (li) is using the space station's bathroom (Ø4), a malicious spirit (厉) encourages (励) her to push a mysterious power button (力) next to her. She knows that she shouldn't push the button, but she just can't bear not to know what it actually does.
to encourage / to urge

= + : While Li Qingzhao (li) is using the space station's bathroom (Ø4), a malicious spirit (厉) encourages (励) her to push a mysterious power button (力) next to her. She knows that she shouldn't push the button, but she just can't bear not to know what it actually does.
variant of 隸|隶[li4]

= + : Mnemonic symbol: the seated scribe.

Li Qingzhao (li) Just finished setting up a brand new archaic aqueduct (氺) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). She is very annoyed to find that five minutes later the seated scribe (隶) already tagged it using a crayon (肀).
attached to / scribe

= + : Mnemonic symbol: the seated scribe.

Li Qingzhao (li) Just finished setting up a brand new archaic aqueduct (氺) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). She is very annoyed to find that five minutes later the seated scribe (隶) already tagged it using a crayon (肀).
beautiful

= + + : This character looks like someone with a monobrow used too much Mascara.

= + + : Li Qingzhao and a baby seal are making each other beautiful in the space station's bathroom. Li Qingzhao helps the baby seal apply Mascara with a flute, while the baby seal paints Li Qingzhao's monobrow with a petal leaf.
ancient ceramic three-legged vessel used for cooking with cord markings on the outside and hollow legs
to stop / to connect