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

面
麪
miàn = mi + an4
variant of 麵|面[mian4]
妙
玅
miào = mi + ao4
variant of 妙[miao4]
妙 = 女 + 少 : Marilyn Monroe (mi) painted a smiley (少) on the wall of the aorta's bathroom (ao4). As Bessy Coleman (女) notices the smiley she is totally flabbergasted and tells Marilyn how clever (妙) she must be to paint such a wonderful (妙) smiley (少).
绵
緜
mián = mi + an2
old variant of 綿|绵[mian2] / cotton
缈
緲
miǎo = mi + ao3
indistinct
敉
mǐ = mi + Ø3
peaceful
湎
miǎn = mi + an3
drunk
眯
瞇
mi̅ = mi + Ø1
to narrow one's eyes / to squint / (dialect) to take a nap
眯 = 目 + 米 : Marilyn Monroe (mi) is throwing rice (米) at the Eye of Providence (目) in front of the space station (Ø1). In order to protect its eye the Eye of Providence is squinting (眯).
脒
mǐ = mi + Ø3
amidine (chemistry)
蓂
míng = mi + (e)ng2
lucky place
蘼
mí = mi + Ø2
millet
俛
miǎn = mi + an3
to exhort
勔
miǎn = mi + an3
variant of 勉[mian3]
抿
mǐn = mi + (e)n3
purse up (lips) / to smooth
抿
mǐn = mi + (e)n3
to smooth hair with a wet brush / (of a mouth, wing etc) to close lightly / to sip
杪
miǎo = mi + ao3
the limit / tip of branch
洣
mǐ = mi + Ø3
Mi river in Hunan, tributary of Xiangjiang 湘江
眯
mí = mi + Ø2
to blind (as with dust) / Taiwan pr. [mi3]
眯 = 目 + 米 : The Eye of Providence (目) got blinded by the rice (米) dust (眯) so that it has to retreat back into the entrance of the space station (Ø2). Marilyn Monroe (mi) realizes that she overdid it and apologizes.
腼
靦
miǎn = mi + an3
bashful
䩄
靦
miǎn = mi + an3
variant of 靦|腼[mian3]