Pinyin "qi3"
In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "qi3" is split up into two parts: "qi" and "Ø3". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.
Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "qi"
Qi is for the Queen of Hearts.
Mnemonics for Pinyin final "Ø3"
In the space station's living room.
Characters pronounced qi3
to plan a project / to stand on tiptoe / Taiwan pr. [qi4] / abbr. for 企業|企业[qi3 ye4]
to bow to the ground
how? (emphatic question)
to rise / to raise / to get up / to set out / to start / to appear / to launch / to initiate (action) / to draft / to establish / to get (from a depot or counter) / verb suffix, to start / starting from (a time, place, price etc) / classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance / classifier for groups: batch, group
variant of 啟|启[qi3]
启
=
口
+
户
:
The Queen of Hearts (qi) is informing (启) every member on the space station that from now on she has to be greeted with 启奏万岁 whenever someone wants to see her in the space station (Ø3). Furthermore, anyone visiting her has to bring a mandarin (口) as a present. She writes this rules down in orange on a wooden swinging door (户) so that no-one forgets.
variant of 啟|启[qi3]
启
=
口
+
户
:
The Queen of Hearts (qi) is informing (启) every member on the space station that from now on she has to be greeted with 启奏万岁 whenever someone wants to see her in the space station (Ø3). Furthermore, anyone visiting her has to bring a mandarin (口) as a present. She writes this rules down in orange on a wooden swinging door (户) so that no-one forgets.
to open / to start / to initiate / to enlighten or awaken / to state / to inform
启
=
口
+
户
:
The Queen of Hearts (qi) is informing (启) every member on the space station that from now on she has to be greeted with 启奏万岁 whenever someone wants to see her in the space station (Ø3). Furthermore, anyone visiting her has to bring a mandarin (口) as a present. She writes this rules down in orange on a wooden swinging door (户) so that no-one forgets.
Qi son of Yu the Great 禹[Yu3], reported founder of the Xia Dynasty 夏朝[Xia4 Chao2] (c. 2070-c. 1600 BC)
启
=
口
+
户
:
The Queen of Hearts (qi) is informing (启) every member on the space station that from now on she has to be greeted with 启奏万岁 whenever someone wants to see her in the space station (Ø3). Furthermore, anyone visiting her has to bring a mandarin (口) as a present. She writes this rules down in orange on a wooden swinging door (户) so that no-one forgets.
beautiful / open-work silk
Chinese wolfberry shrub (Lycium chinense) / willow
Qi, a Zhou Dynasty vassal state / surname Qi
type of jade ornament for court dress (old)
mountain without vegetation / the residence of one's mother / see also 岵[hu4]