Pinyin "xia4"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "xia4" is split up into two parts: "xi" and "a4". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.

Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "xi"

Xi is for Marie Curie.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "a4"

In the ashram's bathroom.

Characters pronounced xia4

down / downwards / below / lower / later / next (week etc) / second (of two parts) / to decline / to go down / to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc) / measure word to show the frequency of an action

= + : Marie Curie tries to escape from Adziogol Lighthouse by climbing through the window in the bathroom. To build a ladder, she puts a voodoo staff under a flute.
old variant of 下[xia4]

= + : Mnemonic symbol: a t-bone steak.
the Xia or Hsia dynasty c. 2000 BC / Xia of the Sixteen Kingdoms (407-432) / surname Xia

= 𦣻 + : Mnemonic symbol: a sherpa, 夏尔巴人.

Marie Curie (xi) gives a sherpa (夏) 100 bucks (𦣻) to play a summer song on his flute (𦣻) and dance on high heels (夂) in the Adziogol Lighthouse's bathroom (a4).
summer

= 𦣻 + : Mnemonic symbol: a sherpa, 夏尔巴人.

Marie Curie (xi) gives a sherpa (夏) 100 bucks (𦣻) to play a summer song on his flute (𦣻) and dance on high heels (夂) in the Adziogol Lighthouse's bathroom (a4).
to frighten / to scare

= + : Marie Curie (xi) climbed a ladder (下) to reach a mandarin (口) which is stored on a very high shelf in the Adziogol lighthouse's bathroom (a4), but half way up she remembers that she is terribly afraid of heights and is scared to death (吓).
abbr. for Xiamen or Amoy 廈門|厦门[Xia4 men2], Fujian
crack / grudge
old variant of 夏[xia4]