Pinyin "dai3"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "dai3" is split up into two parts: "d" and "ai3". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.

Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "d"

D is for Don Quixote.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "ai3"

In the airplane's living room.

Characters pronounced dai3

bad / wicked / evil / Kangxi radical 78

= + : A wicked witch. Don Quixote is fighting two foes in the airplane: A bat and a witch. Unfortunately, on that morning he brought a flute instead of a lance.
(coll.) to catch / to seize
Dai (ethnic group)
old variant of 歹[dai3]
(dialect) to eat