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

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.

佩

珮

pèi = p + ei4

girdle ornaments

佩 = 亻 + 凧 : Pinocchio (p) helps Rosa Luxemburg (亻) make a girdle in the Eiffel Tower's bathroom (ei4). He is standing on a small table (凧) and his holding a towel (凧), stretching out his arms so that it hangs flat in front of him. With a single complicated and elaborate hit of her saber (佩), Rosa Luxemburg cuts out an ornamented girdle (佩) and wears it (佩). Pinocchio thinks she's awesome and he admires (佩) her very much.

陂

po̅ = p + o1

rugged / uneven

硼

péng = p + (e)ng2

boron (chemistry)

琶

pá = p + a2

see 琵琶, pipa lute

槃

pán = p + an2

variant of 盤|盘 / wooden tray