Pinyin "ai2"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "ai2" is split up into two parts: "Ø" and "ai2". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.

Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "Ø"

"Ø" (nothing or null) is for Albert Einstein.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "ai2"

In the airplane's kitchen.

Characters pronounced ai2

挨
ái = Ø + ai2
to suffer; to endure / to pull through (hard times) / to delay; to stall; to play for time; to dawdle
挨 = 扌 + 矣 : Albert Einstein (Ø) reached the finals of a TV show (矣). In order to win, he will have to endure (挨) being beaten with a toy claw (扌) just inside the airplane's kitchen (ai2).
癌
ái = Ø + ai2
cancer / carcinoma / also pr. [yan2]
癌 = 嵒 + 疒 : Albert Einstein (Ø) got a colorful rash (疒) and he thinks it is cancer (癌). In the airplane's kitchen (ai2) he found a food pyramid (嵒) which he devours using a fork (嵒).
捱
ái = Ø + ai2
variant of 挨[ai2]
皑
皚
ái = Ø + ai2
white (of snow etc)
啀
嘊
ái = Ø + ai2
to growl (of dog) / to bare fangs
敳
敱
ái = Ø + ai2
able (in administrating) / to govern forcefully
硙
磑
ái = Ø + ai2
snowy white / pure white / spotless
騃
ái = Ø + ai2
stupid / idiotic