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

板
闆
pàn = p + an4
to catch sight of in a doorway (old)
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.
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).
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).
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.
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.
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.
盘
盤
pán = p + an2
plate / dish / tray / board / hard drive (computing) / to build / to coil / to check / to examine / to transfer (property) / to make over / classifier for food: dish, helping / to coil / classifier for coils of wire / classifier for games of chess
盘 = 皿 + 舟 : Pinocchio (p) is working as kitchen helper for the crew of the yellow submarine (舟) in the anthill's kitchen (an2). On a tray (盘) he is carrying hundreds of shallow bowls (皿) of rice to the submarine.
喷
噴
pèn = p + (e)n4
(of a smell) strong / peak season (of a crop) / (classifier for the ordinal number of a crop, in the context of multiple harvests)
喷
噴
pe̅n = p + (e)n1
to puff / to spout / to spray / to spurt
喷 = 口 + 贲 : Pinocchio (p) is expecting a very honored guest (贲) in the encampment. In front of the encampment ((e)n1) he sprays (喷) a lot of mandarin (口) perfume to make his guest feel well when she arrives.
胚
pe̅i = p + ei1
embryo
抛
拋
pa̅o = p + ao1
to throw / to toss / to fling / to cast / to abandon
抛 = 𠠵 + 扌 : Pinocchio (p) is floating on cloud nine (𠠵) above the aorta (ao1) while tossing (抛) around power buttons (𠠵) with a toy claw (扌).
泊
po̅ = p + o1
lake / Taiwan pr. [bo2]
泊 = 氵 + 白 : Pinocchio (p) found a way to take observatory. He created a lake (泊) around the castle and in front of it (o1) by pouring out bottled water (氵), and the castle's inhabitants can just wave their white flag (白).
澎
péng = p + (e)ng2
sound of waves
裴
裵
péi = p + ei2
variant of 裴[pei2]
裴
péi = p + ei2
(of a garment) long and flowing
裴
péi = p + ei2
surname Pei
磐
pán = p + an2
firm / stable / rock