Pinyin initial: "mi"

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

Mnemonics for mi

Mi is for Marilyn Monroe.

Characters with mi

(literary) to seek / to find

= + : Marilyn Monroe (mi) is looking for (觅) her razor (爫) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4), but she just cannot find it. Finally she looks at the recordings of the bathroom's surveillance camera (见) and finds that it has been stolen by her roomie.
to deceive / to confuse / to cheat / absurd / erroneous

= + : Marilyn Monroe (mi) ordered the Icarus' wings (翏) she saw on an advertising column (讠) in the outhouse's bathroom (ou4). As she puts the wings on and jumps from the advertising column she falls straight on the ground, only then realizing that she has been deceived (谬).
mu (Greek letter Μμ)
error; erroneous (variant of 謬|谬[miu4])
variant of 謬|谬[miu4] / error / erroneous
surname Miao
surname Min
old variant of 憫|悯[min3]
jade-like stone
heaven
alabaster, jade-like stone
ether
extravagant / go with fashion / not
to waste (money)
(onom.) meow / cat's mewing
name of a river in Sichuan
(math.) power; exponent / to cover with a cloth / cloth cover; veil
strong; robust; vigorous
strong / robust / vigorous
variant of 憫|悯[min3]