Pinyin "di3"
In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "di3" is split up into two parts: "di" and "Ø3". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.
Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "di"
Di is for Dorothy Gale.
Mnemonics for Pinyin final "Ø3"
In the space station's living room.
Characters pronounced di3
foundation / on the whole
background / bottom / base / end (of the month, year etc) / remnants / (math.) radix / base
to press against / to support / to prop up / to resist / to equal / to balance / to make up for / to mortgage / to arrive at / to clap (one's hands) lightly (expressing delight) (Taiwan pr. [zhi3] for this sense)
residence of a high-ranking official / lodging-house
surname Di
baffle (pier) / whetstone
place name
to defame / to slander
foundation / root
sacrum (anatomy) / bone forming the base of the spinal column
carved bow
stibene
to butt / resist