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

婆
pó = p + o2
grandmother / matron / mother-in-law / (slang) femme (in a lesbian relationship)
婆 = 女 + 波 : Bessie Coleman (女) is Pinocchio's (p) mother-in-law(婆). As such she thinks its her obligation to teach him how to ride the waves (波) in the observatory's kitchen (o2).
泼
潑
po̅ = p + o1
to splash / to spill / rough and coarse / brutish
泼 = 发 + 氵 : Pinocchio (p) celebrates 泼水节 in front of the observatory (o1). He dips his long hair (发) into a bottle of water (氵) and shakes his head after pulling his hair out again, thereby splashing (泼) water on everybody nearby.
泡
pào = p + ao4
bubble / foam / blister (i.e. skin bubble) / to soak / to steep / to infuse / to dawdle / to shilly-shally / to hang about / to pick up (a girl) / to get off with (a sexual partner) / classifier for occurrences of an action / classifier for number of infusions
泡 = 包 + 氵 : Pinocchio (p) is very thirsty from visiting the aorta. In the bathroom (ao4) he pulls a bottle of water (氵) out of his colorful bag (包). The water is sparkling (泡) water so it has a lot of bubbles (泡).
泡
pào = p + ao4
bubble; foam / blister / to soak; to steep; to infuse / to dawdle; to loiter / to pick up (a girl) / to get off with (a sexual partner) / classifier for occurrences of an action / classifier for number of infusions
泡
pa̅o = p + ao1
puffed; swollen; spongy / small lake (esp. in place names) / classifier for urine or feces
怕
pà = p + a4
to be afraid / to fear / to dread / to be unable to endure / perhaps
怕 = 忄 + 白 : Someone is approaching Pinocchio with a flail in the ashram's bathroom. He can do nothing but wave his white flag in terror.
怕
pà = p + a4
surname Pa
怕 = 忄 + 白 : Someone is approaching Pinocchio with a flail in the ashram's bathroom. He can do nothing but wave his white flag in terror.
般
pán = p + an2
see 般樂|般乐[pan2 le4]
鹏
鵬
péng = p + (e)ng2
Peng, large fabulous bird / roc
鹏 = 朋 + 鸟 : Pinocchio (p) is beating a turkey (鸟) with a pair of slippers (朋) in the engine's kitchen ((e)ng2) to make the turkey tender, but the turkey is going to be rescued any minute by a large peng (鹏) which is on its way to save the turkey.
配
pèi = p + ei4
to join / to fit / to mate / to mix / to match / to deserve / to make up (a prescription) / to allocate
配 = 己 + 酉 : Pinocchio (p) helps the rooster (酉) build a new nest in the Eiffel Tower's bathroom (ei4). They collected a heap of matches (配) and are now in the process of arranging the matches with butcher's hooks (己) so that the nest nicely fits (配) to the rooster's back.
咅
pǒu = p + ou3
pooh / pah / bah / (today used as a phonetic component in 部[bu4], 倍[bei4], 培[pei2], 剖[pou1] etc)
咅 = 口 + 立 : Pinocchio (p) ate too many mandarins (口), so he has to make a big poo-poo (咅) into a vase (立) in the outhouse (ou3). It is very stinky, so all other visitors exclaim "bah!" (咅) as they pass the vase.
培
péi = p + ei2
to bank up with earth / to cultivate (lit. or fig.) / to train (people)
培 = 咅 + 土 : Pinocchio (p) has been cultivating (培) a big compost heap in the Eiffel Tower's kitchen (ei2). He uses his own poo-poo (咅), which is just humus, and earthed it up in a compartment made of earth (土).
陪
péi = p + ei2
to accompany / to keep sb company / to assist / old variant of 賠|赔[pei2]
陪 = 咅 + 阝 : Pinocchio (p) is taking the Pope (阝) on a trip (陪) to the Eiffel Tower. In the kitchen the Pope wants to show his appreciation and takes Pinocchio's hand to prepare a miracle. Suddenly Pinocchio makes a real poo-poo (咅) for the first time, feeling just like a real boy.
赔
賠
péi = p + ei2
to compensate for loss / to indemnify / to suffer a financial loss
赔 = 咅 + 贝 : Pinocchio (p) accidentally made a big poo-poo (咅) on the crab (贝) in the Eiffel Tower's kitchen (ei2). He offers to compensate (赔) the crab for it by bathing it.
剖
po̅u = p + ou1
to cut open / to analyze / Taiwan pr. [pou3]
剖 = 刂 + 咅 : Pinochhio (p) wants to find out when he will turn into a true human. To this end, in front of the outhouse (ou1) he cuts open (剖) his latest poo-poo (咅) with a kitchen knife (刂) to analyze (剖) its composition.
派
pài = p + ai4
clique / school / group / faction / to dispatch / to send / to assign / to appoint / pi (Greek letter Ππ) / the circular ratio pi = 3.1415926 / (loanword) pie
派 = 氵 + ⺁ + 𧘇 : The king is very proud of the banana tree in his airplane's bathroom. He regularly dispatches Pinocchio to make sure the banana tree gets enough water by having Pinocchio water it with extremely expensive bottled water. Each time Pinocchio waters the tree he has to use a step ladder to reach high enough.
牌
pái = p + ai2
mahjong tile / playing card / game pieces / signboard / plate / tablet / medal / CL:片[pian4],個|个[ge4],塊|块[kuai4]
牌 = 卑 + 片 : Pinocchio (p) is playing with Mahjong tiles (牌) in the airplane's kitchen (ai2). There is a price to win: a DVD (片) about the Alpes (卑). Pinocchio definitely wants to win the DVD, so he keeps playing again and again.
碰
踫
pèng = p + (e)ng4
old variant of 碰[peng4]
碰 = 並 + 石 : Pinocchio (p) bumps (碰) his combine harvester (並) right into a rock (石) in the engine's bathroom ((e)ng4).
碰
pèng = p + (e)ng4
to touch / to meet with / to bump
碰 = 並 + 石 : Pinocchio (p) bumps (碰) his combine harvester (並) right into a rock (石) in the engine's bathroom ((e)ng4).
碰
掽
pèng = p + (e)ng4
variant of 碰[peng4]
碰 = 並 + 石 : Pinocchio (p) bumps (碰) his combine harvester (並) right into a rock (石) in the engine's bathroom ((e)ng4).