Pinyin "hai4"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "hai4" is split up into two parts: "h" 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 "h"

H is for Hamlet.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "ai4"

In the airplane's bathroom.

Characters pronounced hai4

亥
hài = h + ai4
12th earthly branch: 9-11 p.m., 10th solar month (7th November-6th December), year of the Boar / ancient Chinese compass point: 330°
亥 = 亠 + 厶 + 人 : Mnemonic symbol: a boar.
亥 = 亠 + 厶 + 人 : Hamlet is terribly afraid by a beret-wearing boar in the palace's bathroom, but fortunately Neanderthal man is there to protect him and to fight of the boar with a huge fake nose.
害
hài = h + ai4
to do harm to / to cause trouble to / harm / evil / calamity
害 = 宀 + 丰 + 口 : Mnemonic symbol: Calamity Jane.

Hamlet has just graduated from high school and his still wearing his graduation cap, but Calamity Jane locked him in a golden cage in the palace's bathroom because she envies him so much. She even gave him no food so far and teases him with a mandarin.
骇
駭
hài = h + ai4
to astonish / to startle / to hack (computing, loanword)
氦
hài = h + ai4
helium (chemistry)
嗐
hài = h + ai4
exclamation of regret
餀
hài = h + ai4
tainted food