Pinyin initial: "li"

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

Mnemonics for li

Li is for Li Qingzhao, writer and poet of the Song Dynasty.

Characters with li

short name for Liaoning 遼寧|辽宁[Liao2 ning2] province / Liao or Khitan dynasty (907-1125)

= + : Li Qingzhao (li) just came back from a trip to Liaoning province (辽) and arrived just inside the aorta's kitchen (ao2). She brought two price cups (了) which are shaped like gladiator sandals (辶) at the base.
the five Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Liang 前涼|前凉 (314-376), Later Liang 後涼|后凉 (386-403), Northern Liang 北涼|北凉 (398-439), Southern Liang 南涼|南凉[Nan2 Liang2] (397-414), Western Liang 西涼|西凉 (400-421)

= + : It is a hot summer day. To keep cool (凉), Li Qingzhao (li) hides in the anglepod's kitchen (ang2) just wearing underpants (京) and enjoying popsicles (冫).
to let sth cool down
cool / cold

= + : It is a hot summer day. To keep cool (凉), Li Qingzhao (li) hides in the anglepod's kitchen (ang2) just wearing underpants (京) and enjoying popsicles (冫).
bright / clear / resonant / to shine / to show / to reveal

= + + + : Li Qingzhao polishes her new sculpture in the anglepod's bathroom shortly before it is to be presented. Her sculpture consists of a table, a cooking top, a mandarin and a beret which are assembled to a large tower. She uses a lot of polish to make it shine as much as possible.
to show understanding / to excuse / to presume / to expect

= + : Li Qingzhao (li) left her underpants (京) all over the anglepod's bathroom (ang4), much to her flatmates' anger. Today she set up a big advertising column (讠) with a message asking for forgiveness (谅).
lotus

= + : Li Qingzhao (li) wants to add lotus (莲) to the anthill's menu, so she sets up a big water tank in the kitchen (an2). In the tank she fixes sheets of artificial lawn (艹) to the bottom of the tank using chains (连) to act as scaffold for the new lotus (莲) plants.
surname Li / abbr. for 禮記|礼记[Li3 ji4], Classic of Rites

= + : Li Qingzhao got a present from earth for her birthday while doing experiments in the space station. In the gift box, she found a shovel and a monk's cowl. She uses zero gravity to pretend to be a witch, using the monk's cowl as a witches' cloak and riding the shovel like a broom.
gift / rite / ceremony / CL:份[fen4] / propriety / etiquette / courtesy

= + : Li Qingzhao got a present from earth for her birthday while doing experiments in the space station. In the gift box, she found a shovel and a monk's cowl. She uses zero gravity to pretend to be a witch, using the monk's cowl as a witches' cloak and riding the shovel like a broom.
six (banker's anti-fraud numeral)
to order / to command / an order / warrant / writ / to cause / to make sth happen / virtuous / honorific title / season / government position (old) / type of short song or poem

= + : Li Qingzhao has been sent by the emperor to collect rent from the English, but they are nowhere to be found. Finally, Li Qingzhao arrived at the engine's bathroom, ready to show her 令牌, raise the finger and show to the date of payday on the calendar—if there were anyone in the engine's bathroom.

= + : As a mnemonic symbol, I'm going to use a 令牌, which was a tablet to identify someone as an official sent by the emperor to convey the emperor's orders.
used in 脊令[ji2 ling2] / used in 令狐[Ling2 hu2] (Taiwan pr. [ling4])
classifier for a ream of paper
zero / nought / zero sign / fractional / fragmentary / odd (of numbers) / (placed between two numbers to indicate a smaller quantity followed by a larger one) / fraction / (in mathematics) remainder (after division) / extra / to wither and fall / to wither

= + : Just inside the engine's kitchen ((e)ng2) it is raining (雨) heavily. Li Qingzhao (li) wants to flee the rain and to enter engine, but she has no pocket money (零钱) anymore. Instead, she shows her very special name tag (令) in the hope of being let in, but unfortunately it is not recognized.
neck / collar / to lead / to receive / classifier for clothes, mats, screens etc

= + : Li Qingzhao wants to explore the catacombs below engine, which can only be accessed from inside engine. Because it is so dangerous down there she has to hand in a piece of paper with her name and gets back a name-tag which she has to clip to her dog collar so that she can be identified should something go wrong.
neighbor / adjacent / close to

= + : Li Qingzhao (li) just entered the encampment ((e)n2) and sees that her new neighbour (邻) is the Imperator (阝). The Imperator tells her that since he is the imperator, she will have to listen to him how to tend her garden. After listening for a while Li Qingzhao pulls out her name tag (令) and shows the imperator that she is a representative of the emperor, so that the imperator has no power over her.
variant of 鄰|邻[lin2]

= + : Li Qingzhao (li) just entered the encampment ((e)n2) and sees that her new neighbour (邻) is the Imperator (阝). The Imperator tells her that since he is the imperator, she will have to listen to him how to tend her garden. After listening for a while Li Qingzhao pulls out her name tag (令) and shows the imperator that she is a representative of the emperor, so that the imperator has no power over her.
age / length of experience, membership etc

= + 齿 : Li Qingzhao (li) wants to enter engine, but in the kitchen ((e)ng2) she has to undergo a check first. An old codger with an imperial name tag (令) is entitled to check her teeth (齿) in order to now Qingzhao's age (龄).
mountain range / mountain ridge
used only in 岭巆|岭𫶕[ling2 ying2]