Pinyin "qia1"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "qia1" is split up into two parts: "qi" and "a1". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.

Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "qi"

Qi is for the Queen of Hearts.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "a1"

In front of the ashram.

Characters pronounced qia1

掐

qia̅ = qi + a1

to pick (flowers) / to pinch / to nip / to pinch off / to clutch / (slang) to fight

掐 = 扌 + 臽 : Someone set a sling trap (臽) for the Queen of Hearts (qi) in front of the ashram (a1), but the queen just takes the carrot by pinching (掐) the sling trap off with a toy claw (扌).