Pinyin initial: "m"

The Pinyin initial "m" is used in the first half of Pinyin syllables. In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, "m" belongs to the group of Pinyin initials which are represented in mnemonics by men. You can visit the Pinyin index to see all Pinyin syllables from this mnemonic group, or to see all Pinyin syllables "m" can appear in.

Mnemonics for m

M is for Mahatma Gandhi.

Characters with m

plum / plum flower / Japanese apricot (Prunus mume)

= + : Every day (每), Mahatma Gandhi (m) is doing a workout (梅) by doing pullups on a plum tree (梅) in the Eiffel Tower's kitchen (ei2).
variant of 梅[mei2]

= + : Every day (每), Mahatma Gandhi (m) is doing a workout (梅) by doing pullups on a plum tree (梅) in the Eiffel Tower's kitchen (ei2).
old variant of 梅[mei2]

= + : Every day (每), Mahatma Gandhi (m) is doing a workout (梅) by doing pullups on a plum tree (梅) in the Eiffel Tower's kitchen (ei2).
variant of 霉[mei2]

= + : Mahatma Gandhi (m) is working out every day (每) in the Eiffel Tower's kitchen (ei2). Every time the sweat is raining (雨) off of his body and he never opens the window. Because of the humid air, a lot of mold (霉) has formed over time.
mold / mildew / to become moldy

= + : Mahatma Gandhi (m) is working out every day (每) in the Eiffel Tower's kitchen (ei2). Every time the sweat is raining (雨) off of his body and he never opens the window. Because of the humid air, a lot of mold (霉) has formed over time.
some / a certain / sb or sth indefinite / such-and-such

= + : Mnemonic symbol: someone playing "somewhere over the rainbow" on an ukulele.

In the outhouse, the cow has climbed a large Christmas tree and now she's too afraid and panicked to climb down again. Mahatma Gandhi comes to help with his ukulele, playing "somewhere over the rainbow" to calm down the cow.
medium / intermediary / matchmaker / go-between / abbr. for 媒體|媒体[mei2 ti3], media, esp. news media

= + : Mahatma Gandhi (m) hired a match-maker (媒) to find a wife for him. The match-maker finally found Bessy Coleman (女), and for their wedding just inside the Eiffel Tower's kitchen (ei2) the match-maker plays "somewhere over the rainbow" on her ukulele (某) for them.
coal / CL:塊|块[kuai4]

= + : Mahatma Gandhi (m) is looking for some food in the Eiffel Tower's kitchen (ei2) when a fire (火) breaks out at the coal (煤) store and blocks the way down. To stay calm Mahatma Gandhi grabs a ukulele and plays "somewhere over the rainbow" (某).
to plan / to seek / scheme

= + : Mahatma Gandhi (m) put up an advertisement on an advertising column (讠) in the outhouse's kitchen (ou2). On the advertising he is playing "somewhere over the rainbow" on an ukulele (某), but his plan (谋) is that many people will come to hear his concert and before the concert he can give a long speech about India's independence to a lot of people.
mortise (slot cut into wood to receive a tenon) / 4th earthly branch: 5-7 a.m., 2nd solar month (6th March-4th April), year of the Rabbit / ancient Chinese compass point: 90° (east) / variant of 鉚|铆[mao3] / to exert one's strength

= 丿 + + : Mnemonic symbol: a rabbit.

Mahatma Gandhi entertains a baby rabbit and a baby seal inside of the aorta. He put on a fake nose and stuck a banana in each hole of the fake nose, and the bananas fit like tenons put into mortises.
variant of 卯[mao3]
old variant of 卯[mao3]
commerce / trade

= + : Mahatma Gandhi (m) is negotiating with a rabbit (卯) and a crab (贝) at a world trade summit (贸) in the aorta's bathroom (ao4).
eyebrow / upper margin

= + + : Mahatma Gandhi (m) and the Eye of Providence (目) fell asleep in the Eiffel Tower's kitchen (ei2), and a ghost (尸) is using the opportunity to play a prank on them. Using a dinosaur bone (丨) which he stuck into black ashes earlier he draws big monobrows (眉) on their faces, using the dinosaur bone like an eyebrow pencil (眉).
flatter / charm
oath / pledge / union / to ally / league, a subdivision corresponding to prefecture in Inner Mongolia

= + : Mahatma Gandhi (m) is searching his shallow bowl (皿) in the darkness of the engine's kitchen ((e)ng2) using a search light (明). He swears (盟) that if he ever looses it again he'll go absolutely mad.
first month of a season / eldest amongst brothers

= + : Mnemonic symbol: Mencius, 孟子.

Mencius (孟) poses Mahatma Gandhi (m) a riddle in the engine's bathroom ((e)ng4). He asks Mahatma Gandhi to have an egg (子) sit upright on the table. Mahatma Gandhi gives up after many tries and Mencius shows him how to do it: using a shallow bowl (皿) as egg cup.
surname Meng

= + : Mnemonic symbol: Mencius, 孟子.

Mencius (孟) poses Mahatma Gandhi (m) a riddle in the engine's bathroom ((e)ng4). He asks Mahatma Gandhi to have an egg (子) sit upright on the table. Mahatma Gandhi gives up after many tries and Mencius shows him how to do it: using a shallow bowl (皿) as egg cup.
cat / CL:隻|只[zhi1] / (dialect) to hide oneself / (coll.) modem

= + : Mahatma Gandhi (m) set up a very nice field of sprouts (苗) in front of the aorta (ao1) as a peace symbol, but it is all ruined by a dachshund (犭) and a cat (猫) who are chasing each other and destroying the sprouts.
ferocious / fierce / violent / brave / suddenly / abrupt / (slang) awesome

= + : Mencius' (孟) dachshund (犭) did a dump inside of the engine ((e)ng3) and Mencius is furious (猛). He ferociously yells at his dachshund and is in turn yelled at by Mahatma Gandhi (m) who oversees engine.