Pinyin "xie4"
In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "xie4" is split up into two parts: "xi" and "e4". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.
Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "xi"
Xi is for Marie Curie.
Alternative mnemonic for xi: Xi Shi (西施), one of the renowned Four Beauties of ancient China.
Mnemonics for Pinyin final "e4"
In the elevator's bathroom.
Characters pronounced xie4
to thank / to apologize / (of flowers, leaves etc) to wither / to decline
谢
=
射
+
讠
:
Marie Curie (xi) just came back from her trip to outer space and is standing in front of the launch pad (射) in the elevator's bathroom (e4). She thanks (谢) her sponsors and points towards the sponsors' advertising column (讠), saying that it would have been impossible to go to outer space without their funding.
to flow out swiftly / to flood / a torrent / diarrhea / laxative
bits / fragments / crumbs / filings / trifling / trivial / to condescend to
to leak (of water or gas) / to drip / to drain / to discharge / to leak out / to divulge (secrets) / to give vent (to anger, spite etc) / to disperse / to reduce
to unload / to unhitch / to remove or strip / to get rid of
卸
=
𦈢
+
卩
:
Mnemonic symbol: cotton pads.
Marie Curie (xi) bought some lunch-to-go (𦈢), but in the elevator's bathroom (e4) she trips and pours her lunch over the barrier (𦈢). Normally she would use cotton pads (卸) to remove (卸) the mess, but since she doesn't have them, she uses a baby seal (卩) instead.
Marie Curie (xi) bought some lunch-to-go (𦈢), but in the elevator's bathroom (e4) she trips and pours her lunch over the barrier (𦈢). Normally she would use cotton pads (卸) to remove (卸) the mess, but since she doesn't have them, she uses a baby seal (卩) instead.