Pinyin final: "a2"

The Pinyin final "a2" 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 "a2" can appear in.

Mnemonics for a2

In the ashram's kitchen.

Characters with a2

辖
轄
xiá = xi + a2
linchpin (used to fasten a wheel to an axle) / (bound form) to govern; to have jurisdiction over
辖
轄
xiá = xi + a2
to govern / to control / having jurisdiction over / linchpin of a wheel (archaic) / noise of a barrow
辖 = 害 + 车 : Marie Curie (xi) and Calamity Jane (害) are ruling the country (辖) from their cabriolet (车) as they drive out of the ashram's kitchen (a2).
杂
雜
zá = z + a2
mixed / miscellaneous / various / to mix
杂 = 九 + 朩 : Zorro (z) discovers that a sewage pipe (朩) broke just inside the ashram's kitchen (a2), and a weird mix (杂) of different smells comes out. It is in fact a cloud nine (九) which involves at least nine mixed smells.
夹
夾
jiá = ji + a2
double-layered / lined (garment)
侠
俠
xiá = xi + a2
knight-errant / brave and chivalrous / hero / heroic
侠 = 亻 + 夹 : Marie Curie (xi) decided to become a knight errant (侠). In the ashram's kitchen (a2) Rosa Luxemburg (亻) gives her a sandwich (夹) for her journeys and says goodbye to her.
么
麼
má = m + a2
exclamatory final particle
达
達
dá = d + a2
to attain / to reach / to amount to / to communicate / eminent
达 = 大 + 辶 : Just inside the ashram's kitchen, the robot and Don Quixote have reached an agreement and are just about to sign it. They agreed that in their home the lighthouse, they won't wear normal shoes but only gladiator sandals.
达 = 大 + 辶 : Mnemonic symbol: signing of an agreement which has been reached.
达
達
dá = d + a2
surname Da
达 = 大 + 辶 : Just inside the ashram's kitchen, the robot and Don Quixote have reached an agreement and are just about to sign it. They agreed that in their home the lighthouse, they won't wear normal shoes but only gladiator sandals.
达 = 大 + 辶 : Mnemonic symbol: signing of an agreement which has been reached.
华
華
huá = hu + a2
abbr. for China
华 = 化 + 十 : Mnemonic symbol: a flowery bouquet.
华 = 化 + 十 : Just inside the ashram's kitchen, Helga Horse wants to create a piece of art. She attached a lot of flowery bouquets to a cross, and wants to fuse the cross by connecting it to a transformer and thus heating it up until it melts and merges with the bouquets.
华
華
huá = hu + a2
magnificent / splendid / flowery
华 = 化 + 十 : Just inside the ashram's kitchen, Helga Horse wants to create a piece of art. She attached a lot of flowery bouquets to a cross, and wants to fuse the cross by connecting it to a transformer and thus heating it up until it melts and merges with the bouquets.
华 = 化 + 十 : Mnemonic symbol: a flowery bouquet.
吗
嗎
má = m + a2
(coll.) what?
划
劃
huá = hu + a2
to cut / to slash / to scratch (cut into the surface of sth) / to strike (a match)
划 = 刂 + 戈 : Just inside the ashram's kitchen Helga Horse is paddling in a small boat through a deadly sea of kitchen knives and spears.
拔
bá = b + a2
to pull up / to pull out / to draw out by suction / to select / to pick / to stand out (above level) / to surpass / to seize
拔 = 扌 + 犮 : Beelzebub (b) has been enchained in the ashram's kitchen (a2), but someone came by and pulled him out (拔) using a toy claw (扌). After Beelzebub was freed he instantly gets the zoomies (犮) out of joy.
荅
dá = d + a2
variant of 答[da2]
荅 = 艹 + 合 : Don Quixote (d) hears someone speaking on the answering machine (荅) in the ashram's kitchen (a2). He would like to answer it himself, but he accidentally glued (合) sheets of artificial lawn (艹) to his hands earlier.
沓
dá = d + a2
classifier for sheets of papers etc: pile, pad / Taiwan pr. [ta4]
厓
yá = y + a2
old form of 崖 (cliff) and 涯 (bank)
厓 = 厂 + 圭 : Mnemonic symbol: a chocolate bar.

Maud Younger (y) used to create fake chocolate bars (厓) in the ashram's kitchen (a2) by having jade tablets (圭) run through a chocolate factory (厂). She was found out though and pushed over a cliff (厓) as punishment.
涯
yá = y + a2
border / horizon / shore
崖
yá = y + a2
precipice / cliff / Taiwan pr. [yai2]
崖 = 厓 + 山 : Maud Younger (y) has been eating chocolate bars (厓) with a fork (山) in the ashram's kitchen (a2) for hours now. She throws the packaging just over her shoulder, where already a precipitous (崖) cliff (崖) has formed from all the plastic.
剌
lá = l + a2
to slash
砸
zá = z + a2
to smash / to pound / to fail / to muck up / to bungle
砸 = 匝 + 石 : Zorro (z) finds a newly built freeway ramp (匝) running right through the ashram's kitchen (a2). Without hesitation he picks up a big rock (石) and completely smashes (砸) the freeway ramp.