Pinyin final: "ou4"

The Pinyin final "ou4" is used in the second half of Pinyin syllables. In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the second half of a Pinyin syllable is always represented by a location. You can visit the Pinyin index to see all Pinyin syllables from this mnemonic group, or to see all Pinyin syllables "ou4" can appear in.

Mnemonics for ou4

In the outhouse's bathroom.

Characters with ou4

豆

荳

dòu = d + ou4

variant of 豆[dou4]

斗

鬪

dòu = d + ou4

variant of 鬥|斗[dou4]

绣

綉

xiù = xi + ou4

variant of 繡|绣[xiu4]

绣 = 秀 + 纟 : Marie Curie (xi) is preparing for an embroidery (绣) talent show (秀) in the outhouse's bathroom (ou4). She prepares by hiding a silk worm (纟) in her sleeve which will secretly do all the embroidering for her.

锈

銹

xiù = xi + ou4

to corrode / to rust

锈 = 钅 + 秀 : Marie Curie (xi) is demonstrating in a talent show (秀) in the outhouse's bathroom (ou4) how she can magically remove the rust (锈) from a golden harpoon (钅) by dipping it in the toilet. Her secret is that she poured the right chemicals in the toilet earlier.

纣

紂

zhòu = zh + ou4

crupper (harness strap running over a horse's hindquarters and under its tail)

纣

紂

zhòu = zh + ou4

(bound form) Zhou, pejorative name given posthumously to the last king of the Shang dynasty 商紂王|商纣王[Shang1 Zhou4 wang2] (the name refers to a crupper 紂|纣[zhou4], the piece of horse tack most likely to be soiled by the horse)

鬬

dòu = d + ou4

variant of 鬥|斗[dou4]

厩

廐

jiù = ji + ou4

variant of 廄|厩[jiu4]

厩

廄

jiù = ji + ou4

stable / barn

鹨