Pinyin "wai1"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "wai1" is split up into two parts: "w" and "ai1". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.

Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "w"

Wu is for Willy Walrus.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "ai1"

In front of the airplane.

Characters pronounced wai1

歪
wa̅i = w + ai1
askew / at a crooked angle / devious / noxious / (coll.) to lie on one's side
歪 = 不 + 正 : Willy Walrus (w) and the stick figure (正) have been riding a carousel in front of the airplane (ai1) for too long. As they get off they sway (歪) a lot and aren't able to walk on a straight line anymore. They didn't see that there was a forbidden-sign (歪) hanging on the carousel because it's going way too fast.
呙
咼
wa̅i = w + ai1
lopsided / Taiwan pr. [kuai1]
呙 = 内 + 口 : Willy Walrus (w) has been accused of stealing two mandarins (口) in front of the airplane (ai1). He refuses to open his bag, so the arriving police has to put him into a CT (内) to see into (内) his bag. On the CT screen they see Willy Walrus and two lopsided (呙) mandarins in his bag.
㖞
喎
wa̅i = w + ai1
awry (mouth) / askew / Taiwan pr. [kuai1]