Pinyin "mei4"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "mei4" is split up into two parts: "m" and "ei4". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.

Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "m"

M is for Mahatma Gandhi.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "ei4"

In the Eiffel Tower's bathroom.

Characters pronounced mei4

昧
mèi = m + ei4
to conceal / dark
昧 = 日 + 未 : Mahatma Gandhi (m) wants to give the kids of an orphanage the sun (日) as a Christmas present, but he wants to keep it secret, so he asks Ai Weiwei (未) to conceal (昧) the sun for him in the Eiffel Tower's bathroom (ei4). Naturally, with the sun hidden, it gets quite dark (昧).
魅
mèi = m + ei4
demon / magic / to charm
魅 = 未 + 鬼 : Mahatma Gandhi (m) has been hiding behind a Christmas tree (未) in the Eiffel Tower's bathroom (ei4) for days now. Finally he discovers what he has been waiting for: the phantom (魅) of the Eiffel Tower is a very charismatic (魅) demon (鬼).
妹
mèi = m + ei4
younger sister
妹 = 女 + 未 : Bessie Coleman, (女) her younger sister (妹), Mahatma Gandhi (m) and Ai Weiwei (未) are playing a game of Schafkopf in the Eiffel Tower's bathroom (ei4). Somehow Bessie and her sister always end up in the same team, which makes Mahatma Gandhi and Ai Weiwei very suspicious.
谜
謎
mèi = m + ei4
see 謎兒|谜儿[mei4 r5], riddle
媚
mèi = m + ei4
flatter / charm
寐
mèi = m + ei4
to sleep soundly
袂
mèi = m + ei4
sleeve of a robe
沬
mèi = m + ei4
dawn / place name
眛
mèi = m + ei4
blind / imperceptive
煝
mèi = m + ei4
be radiant / flaming / drought
痗
mèi = m + ei4
disease caused by anxiety
篃
mèi = m + ei4
a kind of bamboo
韎
mèi = m + ei4
a grass that gives red dye