Pinyin "jiu3"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "jiu3" is split up into two parts: "ji" and "ou3". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.

Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "ji"

Ji is for Joan of Arc.

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Mnemonics for Pinyin final "ou3"

In the outhouse's living room.

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Characters pronounced jiu3

久

jiǔ = ji + ou3

(long) time / (long) duration of time

Add a new mnemonic for 久 = ㇏ + 勹

久 = ㇏ + 勹 : Mnemonic symbol: an hourglass.

Joan of Arc (ji) has been waiting for ages (久) for the elephant (勹) to get up from the outhouse's living room (ou3) sofa. She point towards a huge expired hourglass (久) and pokes him with a finger (㇏) to make him finally get up.

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灸

jiǔ = ji + ou3

moxibustion (TCM)

Add a new mnemonic for 灸 = 久 + 火

灸 = 久 + 火 : Joan of Arc (ji) is preparing for her next battle with a moxibustion (灸) session in the outhouse's living room (ou3). She needs to wait for the hourglass (久) to run out before she can put out the fire (火) on her back.

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九

jiǔ = ji + ou3

nine / 9

Add a new mnemonic for 九 = 丿 + 一 + 乚

九 = 丿 + 一 + 乚 : Joan of Arc is on cloud nine in the outhouse. With a shovel, she dug up a banana: when she peeled it she found a flute inside, with which she instantly fell in love.

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酒

jiǔ = ji + ou3

wine (esp. rice wine) / liquor / spirits / alcoholic beverage / CL:杯[bei1],瓶[ping2],罐[guan4],桶[tong3],缸[gang1]

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酒 = 氵 + 酉 : The rooster and Maud Younger are downing some baijiu in the outhouse. Maud Younger doesn't notice though that the rooster is hiding a bottle of water behind him and every time when Maud is not looking he replaces his booze with water.

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玖

jiǔ = ji + ou3

black jade / nine (banker's anti-fraud numeral)

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韭

jiǔ = ji + ou3

leek

韭

韮

jiǔ = ji + ou3

variant of 韭[jiu3]