Pinyin "zai3"
In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "zai3" is split up into two parts: "z" and "ai3". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.
Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "z"
Z is for Zorro.
Mnemonics for Pinyin final "ai3"
In the airplane's living room.
Characters pronounced zai3
variant of 崽[zai3]
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to slaughter; to butcher; to kill (animals etc) / (coll.) to fleece; to rip off; to overcharge / (bound form) to govern; to rule / (bound form) (a title for certain government officials in ancient China)
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to record in writing / to carry (i.e. publish in a newspaper etc) / Taiwan pr. [zai4] / year
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child / young animal
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