Pinyin "liu4"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "liu4" is split up into two parts: "li" 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 "li"

Li is for Li Qingzhao, writer and poet of the Song Dynasty.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "ou4"

In the outhouse's bathroom.

Characters pronounced liu4


= + : 666 is the number of the Beast, so I'll represent 六 in other character's mnemonics as the Beast. Li Qingzhao is balancing a beret on an eight ball in the outhouse's bathroom, but suddenly the Beast appears and blasts it all.
to stroll / to walk (an animal)
the sound of the wind / to soar

= + : Mnemonic symbol: Icarus' wings.

Li Qingzhao (li) has always been dreaming of soaring (翏) through the air and finally she is making her dream come true. In the outhouse's bathroom (ou4) she finishes her Icarus' wings (翏) which she made out of the many feathers (羽) she collected. To not be annoyed by the sound of the wind (翏) too much she puts on a big afro (㐱) which acts as muffler.
to steam / to cook in a steamer / to reheat cold food by steaming it
numeral 6 in Suzhou numeral system 蘇州碼子|苏州码子[Su1 zhou1 ma3 zi5]
dripping of rain from eaves