Pinyin initial: "ti"

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

Mnemonics for ti

Ti is for Mother Teresa.

Characters with ti

帖
tiě = ti + e3
invitation card / notice
帖 = 占 + 巾 : Mother Teresa (ti) wants to invite everyone to her party in the elevator (e3), so she prepares invitation cards (帖) by weaving towels (巾) with depictions of yellow umbrellas (占) on them.
帖
tiè = ti + e4
rubbing from incised inscription
踢
ti̅ = ti + Ø1
to kick / to play (e.g. soccer) / (slang) butch (in a lesbian relationship)
踢 = ⻊ + 易 : Mother Teresa (ti) was unable to solve a very easy puzzle (易) in front of the space station (Ø1). Angrily she kicks (踢) the puzzle out of orbit with her big cowboy boot (⻊).
条
條
tiáo = ti + ao2
strip / item / article / clause (of law or treaty) / classifier for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers etc)
条 = 夂 + 朩 : Mnemonic symbol: a bungee cord.
条 = 夂 + 朩 : Mother Teresa helps to clear a sewage pipe just inside the aorta's kitchen. With a bungee cord, she fishes a heap of high heels out of the sewage pipe.
调
調
tiáo = ti + ao2
to harmonize / to reconcile / to blend / to suit well / to adjust / to regulate / to season (food) / to provoke / to incite
调 = 周 + 讠 : Mother Teresa (ti) wants to calm down and reconcile (调) all the people in the aorta's kitchen (ao2). To this end she climbs on an advertising column (讠) and dances with a hula hoop (周).
提
tí = ti + Ø2
to carry (hanging down from the hand) / to lift / to put forward / to mention / to raise (an issue) / upwards character stroke / lifting brush stroke (in painting) / scoop for measuring liquid
提 = 扌 + 是 : When she was cleaning the entrance of the space station, mother Teresa found a skull. Disgusted, she puts it in her handbag using a toy claw.
提 = 扌 + 是 : Mnemonic symbol: a handbag (提包)
挑
tiǎo = ti + ao3
to raise / to dig up / to poke / to prick / to incite / to stir up
挑 = 兆 + 扌 : Mother Teresa (ti) is lying motionless inside of the aorta (ao3). The vultures (兆) want to know if she's already dead, so they poke (挑) her with a toy claw (扌).
挑
tia̅o = ti + ao1
to carry on a shoulder pole / to choose / to pick / to nitpick
挑 = 兆 + 扌 : In front of the aorta (ao1) Mother Teresa (ti) is carrying two vultures (兆) on a toy claw (扌) used as shoulder stick (挑).
涕
tì = ti + Ø4
tears / nasal mucus
涕 = 弟 + 氵 : Mother Teresa (ti) is collecting Jesse James' (弟) tears (涕) and nasal mucus (涕) in a water bottle (氵) to give to the poor in the space station's bathroom (Ø4).
惕
tì = ti + Ø4
fearful / respectful
惕 = 忄 + 易 : Mother Teresa (ti) just cannot solve her puzzle (易) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4), the pieces just won't fit. She resolves to hammer the pieces together using a flail (忄), but she is a bit worried (惕) that she will ruin the puzzle altogether.
铁
鐵
tiě = ti + e3
iron (metal) / arms / weapons / hard / strong / violent / unshakeable / determined / close / tight (slang)
铁 = 失 + 钅 : Mother Teresa (ti) is looking for a new iron weapon (铁) to defend herself. So far she was using a golden harpoon (钅), but the gold is just too soft. Inside of the elevator (e3) she is searching a lost+found box with her golden harpoon for an iron weapon (铁).
铁
鐵
tiě = ti + e3
surname Tie
铁 = 失 + 钅 : Mother Teresa (ti) is looking for a new iron weapon (铁) to defend herself. So far she was using a golden harpoon (钅), but the gold is just too soft. Inside of the elevator (e3) she is searching a lost+found box with her golden harpoon for an iron weapon (铁).
厅
廳
ti̅ng = ti + (e)ng1
(reception) hall / living room / office / provincial government department
厅 = 丁 + 厂 : Mother Teresa (ti) build a dining hall (厅) in front of the engine ((e)ng1). She nailed (丁) a chocolate factory (厂) to the ceiling of the dining hall so that you just have to stand below it to let the chocolate flow into your mouth.
甜
tián = ti + an2
sweet
甜 = 甘 + 舌 : In the anthill's kitchen (an2), mother Theresa (ti) and the cow (甘) lick each other with their tongues (舌) and find that they are super sweet (甜).
廷
tíng = ti + (e)ng2
palace courtyard
廷 = 壬 + 廴 : Mother Teresa (ti) builds her own private courtyard (廷) out of four go-boards (廴) in the engine's kitchen ((e)ng2). To be specific, she builds the courtyard for her cat o' nine tails (壬).
庭
tíng = ti + (e)ng2
main hall / front courtyard / law court
庭 = 广 + 廷 : Mother Teresa (ti) wants to one-up her palace courtyard (廷) for the cat-o-nine tails in the engine's kitchen ((e)ng2). She upgrades it to the main hall (庭) by covering the walled courtyard with a parachute (广) as canopy.
挺
tǐng = ti + (e)ng3
straight / erect / to stick out (a part of the body) / to (physically) straighten up / to support / to withstand / outstanding / (coll.) quite / very / classifier for machine guns
挺 = 廷 + 扌 : Mother Teresa (ti) built a very (挺) special courtyard (廷) inside of the engine ((e)ng3). She built it out of toy claws (扌), and here and there a toy claw is sticking out (挺) of the walls. Mother Teresa herself is sticking out (挺) her head from time to time.
艇
tǐng = ti + (e)ng3
vessel / small ship
艇 = 廷 + 舟 : engine has been flooded, and inside ((e)ng3) there's water everywhere. Mother Teresa (ti) arrived with her yellow submarine (舟) and changed into a small boat (艇) to explore the remains. She's specifically looking for the former palace courtyard (廷).
屉
屜
tì = ti + Ø4
drawer; tier; tray
屉
屜
tì = ti + Ø4
drawer / tier / tray
屉 = 尸 + 世 : Mother Teresa (ti) finds a ghost (尸) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4) and thinks what a poor being it is! It stuffs the ghost into a drawer (屉) and sends it off to the WHO (世) so that they can take care of it.