Pinyin initial: "p"

The Pinyin initial "p" is used in the first half of Pinyin syllables. In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, "p" belongs to the group of Pinyin initials which are represented in mnemonics by men. You can visit the Pinyin index to see all Pinyin syllables from this mnemonic group, or to see all Pinyin syllables "p" can appear in.

Mnemonics for p

P is for Pinocchio.

Characters with p

叛
pàn = p + an4
to betray / to rebel / to revolt
叛 = 半 + 反 : A protester (反) is protesting against king Salomon (半) in the anthill's bathroom (an4). King Salomon sent Pinocchio (p) to fight the protester, but Pinocchio defects (叛) and switches to the protester's side.
庞
龐
páng = p + ang2
surname Pang
庞 = 广 + 龙 : Pinocchio (p) is preparing a tremendously huge (庞) dragon (龙) for the Chinese new year in the anglepod's kitchen (ang2). He makes the huge dragon by sewing one hundred parachutes (广) into the right shape.
庞
龐
páng = p + ang2
huge / enormous / tremendous
庞 = 广 + 龙 : Pinocchio (p) is preparing a tremendously huge (庞) dragon (龙) for the Chinese new year in the anglepod's kitchen (ang2). He makes the huge dragon by sewing one hundred parachutes (广) into the right shape.
爿
pán = p + an2
classifier for strips of land or bamboo, shops, factories etc / slit bamboo or chopped wood (dialect)
爿 = 丩 + 丆 : Mnemonic symbol: log of wood.

Just inside the anthill's kitchen (an2) Pinocchio (p) sees a pile of wood logs (爿) beneath a wind wheel (丆). Thinking that it was the wind wheel which chopped the wood, feeling personally threatened, he attacks the wind wheel with a roast fork (丩).
破
pò = p + o4
broken / damaged / worn out / lousy / rotten / to break, split or cleave / to get rid of / to destroy / to break with / to defeat / to capture (a city etc) / to expose the truth of
破 = 皮 + 石 : Pinocchio is playing with his cow hide in the observatory's bathroom. Unfortunately he accidentally destroys the toilet by hurling a huge rock at the toilet, using the cow hide as sling.
坡
po̅ = p + o1
slope / CL:個|个[ge4] / sloping / slanted
坡 = 土 + 皮 : Pinocchio (p) is out for a walk in front of the observatory (o1). He thinks that the ground is slanted (坡), but in fact somebody but some clay (土) into his leather shoes (皮) and so it is him who is sloping (坡).
颇
頗
po̅ = p + o1
surname Po / Taiwan pr. [Po3]
颇 = 皮 + 页 : Pinocchio (p) lost one of his tall leather shoes (皮) in front of the observatory (o1), so he folded a sheet of paper (页) into a new one. The shoe gets wet soon and collapses, so Pinocchio is standing quite (颇) slanted (颇).
颇
頗
po̅ = p + o1
rather / quite / considerably / oblique / inclined / slanting / Taiwan pr. [po3]
颇 = 皮 + 页 : Pinocchio (p) lost one of his tall leather shoes (皮) in front of the observatory (o1), so he folded a sheet of paper (页) into a new one. The shoe gets wet soon and collapses, so Pinocchio is standing quite (颇) slanted (颇).
跑
pǎo = p + ao3
to run / to run away / to escape / to run around (on errands etc) / (of a gas or liquid) to leak or evaporate / (verb complement) away / off
跑 = ⻊ + 包 : Pinocchio stole a colorful handbag from someone in the aorta and runs as fast as he can. He didn't have time to look for which direction he actually was heading, so he stumbles and falls head-first into a big cowboy boot.
跑
páo = p + ao2
(of an animal) to paw (the ground)
炮
páo = p + ao2
to prepare herbal medicine by roasting or parching (in a pan)
炮
pào = p + ao4
cannon / CL:座[zuo4] / firecracker
炮 = 包 + 火 : Pinocchio (p) plays with a cannon (炮) in the aorta's bathroom (ao4). He found a very colorful handbag (包) which he puts into his cannon. He then lights a match (火) and fires his cannon, shooting the handbag out of the window.
炮
砲
pào = p + ao4
variant of 炮[pao4]
炮 = 包 + 火 : Pinocchio (p) plays with a cannon (炮) in the aorta's bathroom (ao4). He found a very colorful handbag (包) which he puts into his cannon. He then lights a match (火) and fires his cannon, shooting the handbag out of the window.
刨
páo = p + ao2
to dig / to excavate / (coll.) to exclude / not to count / to deduct / to subtract
排
pái = p + ai2
a row / a line / to set in order / to arrange / to line up / to eliminate / to drain / to push open / platoon / raft / classifier for lines, rows etc
排 = 扌 + 非 : Pinocchio is trying to save a messed up negative he obtained in the airplane's kitchen. He carefully unrolls the negative using a toy claw to line it up and see what can be saved.
拍
pa̅i = p + ai1
to pat / to clap / to slap / to swat / to take (a photo) / to shoot (a film) / racket (sports) / beat (music)
拍 = 扌 + 白 : Pinocchio (p) is spinning a white flag (白) in front of the airplane (ai1). He is throwing and catching the flag with a toy claw (扌). Many people stop to watch and applaud (拍) him.
扳
pa̅n = p + an1
variant of 攀[pan1]
抨
pe̅ng = p + (e)ng1
attack / impeach
扒
pá = p + a2
to rake up / to steal / to braise / to crawl
扒 = 八 + 扌 : Just as he enters the ashram's kitchen (a2) someone steals (扒) an eight-ball (八) from Pinocchio's (p) pocket using a toy claw (扌).
捧
pěng = p + (e)ng3
to clasp / to cup the hands / to hold up with both hands / to offer (esp. in cupped hands) / to praise / to flatter
捧 = 奉 + 扌 : A crowd is cheering (捧) at Pinocchio (p) inside of the engine ((e)ng3). They believe (奉) Pinocchio is their savior and carry him using a lot of toy claws (扌), praising him.