Pinyin "jiu4"
In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "jiu4" is split up into two parts: "ji" and "ou4". 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.
Mnemonics for Pinyin final "ou4"
In the outhouse's bathroom.
Characters pronounced jiu4
old / opposite: new 新 / former / worn (with age)
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variant of 救[jiu4]
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to save / to assist / to rescue
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at once / right away / only / just (emphasis) / as early as / already / as soon as / then / in that case / as many as / even if / to approach / to move towards / to undertake / to engage in / to suffer / subjected to / to accomplish / to take advantage of / to go with (of foods) / with regard to / concerning
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(after a suppositional clause) in that case; then / (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after / (same as 就是[jiu4 shi4]) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly / only; as little as / as much as; as many as / to approach; to move towards / to undertake; to engage in / (often followed by 著|着[zhe5]) taking advantage of / (of food) to go with / with regard to; concerning / (pattern: 就[jiu4] ... 也[ye3] ...) even if ... still ... / (pattern: 不[bu4] ... 就[jiu4] ...) if not ... then must be ...
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mortar
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maternal uncle
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fault / to blame / to punish / calamity / misfortune
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chronic disease / guilt / remorse
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variant of 廄|厩[jiu4]
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Tallow tree / Sapium sebiferum
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to malign / to slander
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