Pinyin "dai4"
In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "dai4" is split up into two parts: "d" and "ai4". 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 "ai4"
In the airplane's bathroom.
Characters pronounced dai4
band / belt / girdle / ribbon / tire / area / zone / region / CL:條|条[tiao2] / to wear / to carry / to take along / to bear (i.e. to have) / to lead / to bring / to look after / to raise
带
=
卅
+
冖
+
巾
:
Don Quixote purchased thirty cooking tops in the palace's bathroom to build new armor out of them. Now the question is: how does he get them home? Finally he has a good idea: He spreads out a towel on the floor, stacks the thirty cooking tops as a pyramid and pulls the towel with a belt. It works! This way he can bring them back to his place.
to substitute / to act on behalf of others / to replace / generation / dynasty / age / period / (historical) era / (geological) eon
代
=
亻
+
弋
:
Rosa Luxemburg (亻) wants to practice her archery skills in the palace's bathroom (ai4). On the other side Don Quixote (d) is standing, but they don't have an apple, so they substitute the apple with a token (代, 代币). Don Quixote is trembling heavily as Rosa lifts her bow (弋) and prepares to shoot down the token from Don's head.
to wait / to treat / to deal with / to need / going to (do sth) / about to / intending to
to put on or wear (glasses, hat, gloves etc) / to respect / to bear / to support
to lend on interest / to borrow / a loan / leniency / to make excuses / to pardon / to forgive