Pinyin initial: "bi"

The Pinyin initial "bi" is used in the first half of Pinyin syllables. In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, "bi" 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 "bi" can appear in.

Mnemonics for bi

Bi is for Shield maiden and Valkyrie Brunhilde.

Characters with bi

匕
bǐ = bi + Ø3
dagger / ladle / ancient type of spoon
匕 = 丿 + 乚 : Brunhilde plays a game inside the space station's living room (Ø3) using zero gravity: using a big ladle (mnemonic symbol for 匕) and a shovel (乚) as bats, she beats a banana (丿) back and forth.
比
bǐ = bi + Ø3
Belgium / Belgian / abbr. for 比利時|比利时[Bi3 li4 shi2]
比
bǐ = bi + Ø3
to compare / (followed by a noun and adjective) more {adj.} than {noun} / ratio / to gesture / (Taiwan pr. [bi4] in some compounds derived from Classical Chinese)
比 = 七 + 匕 : Mnemonic symbol: from 比基尼, "bikini".

Brunhilde likes Leonidas' outfit, so she tries it for herself, wearing a bikini in the space station and wielding a ladle and a seven-branched laser sword.
比
bi̅ = bi + Ø1
euphemistic variant of 屄[bi1]
毕
畢
bì = bi + Ø4
the whole of / to finish / to complete / complete / full / finished
毕 = 十 + 比 : Mnemonic symbol: Picasso.

Picasso (毕) is just about to finish (毕) his latest piece of art. He painted Brunhilde (bi) riding a giant cross (十) wearing a bikini (比) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4).
毕
畢
bì = bi + Ø4
surname Bi
毕 = 十 + 比 : Mnemonic symbol: Picasso.

Picasso (毕) is just about to finish (毕) his latest piece of art. He painted Brunhilde (bi) riding a giant cross (十) wearing a bikini (比) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4).
毙
獘
bì = bi + Ø4
to collapse / variant of 斃|毙[bi4] / variant of 獙[bi4]
毙
斃
bì = bi + Ø4
to die / to shoot dead / to reject / to fall forward / (suffix) to death
鄙
bǐ = bi + Ø3
rustic / low / base / mean / to despise / to scorn
鄙 = 口 + 亠 + 回 + 阝 : The imperator (阝) thinks Brunhilde (bi) is despicable (鄙) because she wants to go back to earth. Inside of the space station (Ø3) she gets ready to return in her box full of mandarins (回) and dons her beret (亠). As a goodbye gift she throws a mandarin (口) towards the imperator and returns (回) to earth.
彼
bǐ = bi + Ø3
that / those / (one) another
彼 = 彳 + 皮 : Brunhilde (bi) is doing experiments with living cultures in Petri dishes (彼) in the space station (Ø3). In one of her early cultures leather (皮) is growing, and in her most recent project she managed to have black sneakers (彳) grow in a Petri dish.
并
併
bìng = bi + (e)ng4
to combine / to amalgamate
并 = 丷 + 开 : Brunhilde and a mean crocodile are amalgamating to a new super form in the engine's bathroom. They are forming the connection with bottle openers.
并
並
bìng = bi + (e)ng4
and / furthermore / also / together with / (not) at all / simultaneously / to combine / to join / to merge
並 = 䒑 + 业 : Mnemonic symbol: combine harvester.

Brunhilde wants to harvest all the weed in the engine's bathroom with her combine harvester, but a bullfrog is standing in her way, protesting against the exploitation of nature's plants.
并 = 丷 + 开 : Brunhilde and a mean crocodile are amalgamating to a new super form in the engine's bathroom. They are forming the connection with bottle openers.
并
竝
bìng = bi + (e)ng4
variant of 並|并[bing4]
并 = 丷 + 开 : Brunhilde and a mean crocodile are amalgamating to a new super form in the engine's bathroom. They are forming the connection with bottle openers.
并
bi̅ng = bi + (e)ng1
short name for Taiyuan 太原[Tai4 yuan2]
闭
閉
bì = bi + Ø4
to close / to stop up / to shut / to obstruct
闭 = 才 + 门 : The way out of the space station's bathroom is blocked! Brunhilde shut the door and is unable to open it again. Fortunately, as she uses her secret X-ray super ability, she discovers a secret door in the floor.
滨
濱
bi̅n = bi + (e)n1
shore / beach / coast / bank / to border on
滨 = 宾 + 氵 : The water levels have risen and a beach (滨) has formed right in front of the encampment ((e)n1). Robin Hood (宾) and Brunhilde (bi) are working hard to move back the shoreline (滨) or at least to stop it moving further by scooping up the water with water bottles (氵).
病
bìng = bi + (e)ng4
illness / CL:場|场[chang2] / disease / to fall ill / defect
病 = 丙 + 疒 : In engine's bathroom Brunhilde is proudly inspecting her bronze medal. She got it in a contest about having the craziest sickness by painting a colorful rash on her face.
屏
bi̅ng = bi + (e)ng1
see 屏營|屏营[bing1 ying2]
屏
bǐng = bi + (e)ng3
to get rid of / to put aside / to reject / to keep control / to hold (one's breath)
缤
繽
bi̅n = bi + (e)n1
helter-skelter / mixed colors / in confusion