Pinyin "xiao1"
In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "xiao1" is split up into two parts: "xi" and "ao1". 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 "ao1"
In front of the aorta.
Characters pronounced xiao1
to disappear / to vanish / to eliminate / to spend (time) / have to / need
消
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氵
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肖
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In front of the aorta, Marie Curie tells the Little Prince that she knows a neat trick how to let the water in his little water bottle disappear. The Little Prince is curious and lets her show her trick, but she just drinks the bottle empty. The Little Prince thinks that this trick is not only a Little Lame.
to melt (metal) / to cancel or annul / to sell / to spend / to fasten with a bolt / bolt or pin
miserable / desolate / dreary / Chinese mugwort
(of water) deep and clear / (of wind and rain) howling and pounding / (of light rain) pattering