Pinyin final: "ai1"

The Pinyin final "ai1" is used in the second half of Pinyin syllables. In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the second half of a Pinyin syllable is always represented by a location. You can visit the Pinyin index to see all Pinyin syllables from this mnemonic group, or to see all Pinyin syllables "ai1" can appear in.

Mnemonics for ai1

In front of the airplane.

Characters with ai1

侧
側
zha̅i = zh + ai1
lean on one side
开
開
ka̅i = k + ai1
to open / to start / to turn on / to boil / to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc) / to operate (a vehicle) / carat (gold) / abbr. for Kelvin, 開爾文|开尔文[Kai1 er3 wen2] / abbr. for 開本|开本[kai1 ben3], book format
开 = 一 + 廾 : A bottle opener. Karl Marx is sitting in front of the airplane, begging for money. He's playing a flute and has his bottle opener ready for the next beer, but unfortunately, he'll be carried away, his hands cuffed, soon.
筛
篩
sha̅i = sh + ai1
to filter / to sift / to sieve
筛 = ⺮ + 师 : One time in front of the airplane (ai1) Sherlock Holme's (sh) teacher (师) showed him how to filter (筛) urine into drinkable water using just a bamboo stick (⺮). That one was actually a prank to make Sherlock Holmes drink his own urine.
差
cha̅i = ch + ai1
to send (on an errand) / (archaic) person sent on such an errand / job; official post
衰
shua̅i = shu + ai1
to decline / to wane / to become weak or feeble
衰 = 丑 + 衣 : Sheldon Shrimp (shu) is feeling very awkward in front of the airplane (ai1). He is on a date with an ox (丑), but the oxen's kilt (衣) is so old and feeble (衰) that it is falling apart.
哀
a̅i = Ø + ai1
Ai (c. 2000 BC), sixth of legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God, also known as Li 釐|厘[Li2]
哀 = 口 + 衣 : Albert Einstein (Ø) and Ai (哀) are grieving (哀) for a dead mandarin (口) in front of the airplane (ai1). As a last service they put it in a kilt (衣) and bury it.
哀
a̅i = Ø + ai1
sorrow; grief; pity / to grieve for; to pity; to lament; to condole
哀 = 口 + 衣 : Albert Einstein (Ø) and Ai (哀) are grieving (哀) for a dead mandarin (口) in front of the airplane (ai1). As a last service they put it in a kilt (衣) and bury it.
该
該
ga̅i = g + ai1
should / ought to / probably / must be / to deserve / to owe / to be sb's turn to do sth / that / the above-mentioned
该 = 亥 + 讠 : In front of the airplane, Guy Fawkes sees an advertisement on an advertising column about a boar which is for sale. He thinks to himself that he should free the animals too. They deserve it.
咳
ha̅i = h + ai1
sound of sighing / (interjection expressing surprise, sorrow, regret, disappointment etc) oh / damn / wow
猜
ca̅i = c + ai1
to guess
猜 = 犭 + 青 : The dachshund (犭) is sitting in a fisher boat and floating over the water of the fountain of youth (青) in front of the airplane (ai1) as he notices a person floating towards him on a raft made of branches. He closely watches the person, the exclaims: “我猜到你是谁了！”“你猜到我是谁了？”“你是楚霸王 (c)！”
栽
za̅i = z + ai1
to plant; to grow / to insert; to erect (e.g. a bus stop sign) / to impose sth on sb / to stumble; to fall down
栽
za̅i = z + ai1
to grow / to plant / to insert / to force on sb / to fall head first
栽 = 𢦏 + 木 : Zorro (z) is taking care of his bonsai Christmas tree (木) in front of the airplane (ai1). He plants (栽) it into a bigger flower pot, and after cutting (𢦏) some of its branches he sews (𢦏) the tree's wounds.
摘
zha̅i = zh + ai1
to take / to borrow / to pick (flowers, fruit etc) / to pluck / to select / to remove / to take off (glasses, hat etc)
摘 = 啇 + 扌 : James II of England (zh) is borrowing (摘) one of the trees in front of the airplane (ai1) by plucking out (摘) its stem (啇) with a toy claw (扌).
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.
揣
chua̅i = chu + ai1
to put into (one's pockets, clothes) / Taiwan pr. [chuai3]
拽
zhua̅i = zhu + ai1
to throw / to fling
埃
a̅i = Ø + ai1
abbr. for Egypt 埃及[Ai1 ji2]
埃 = 土 + 矣 : Albert Einstein (Ø) is taking part in the finals of a TV show (矣) in front of the airplane (ai1). He is dividing pieces of dirt (土) again and again until only dust (埃) remains. He wants to prove that he cannot divide it further once the particles have reached the diameter of one Ångström (埃).
埃
a̅i = Ø + ai1
dust / dirt / angstrom / phonetic ai or e
埃 = 土 + 矣 : Albert Einstein (Ø) is taking part in the finals of a TV show (矣) in front of the airplane (ai1). He is dividing pieces of dirt (土) again and again until only dust (埃) remains. He wants to prove that he cannot divide it further once the particles have reached the diameter of one Ångström (埃).