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

峡
峽
xiá = xi + a2
gorge
峡 = 夹 + 山 : Marie Curie (xi) is gorging (峡) on sandwiches (夹) in the ashram's kitchen (a2). She opens her mouth as wide as a gorge (峡) and puts the sandwiches in her mouth using a big fork (山).
虾
蝦
há = h + a2
see 蝦蟆|虾蟆[ha2 ma5]
罚
罰
fá = f + a2
to punish / to penalize
罚 = 刂 + 罒 + 讠 : Frankenstein's Monster (f) is working in the ashram's kitchen (a2). There is a huge advertising column (讠) displaying that if anyone should clean the fishing nets (罒) with a kitchen knife (刂) and accidentally damage the net in the process, he or she has to pay a fine (罚).
闸
閘
zhá = zh + a2
gear / brake / sluice / lock (on waterway) / electric switch or circuit breaker
狭
狹
xiá = xi + a2
narrow / narrow-minded
狭 = 夹 + 犭 : Marie Curie (xi) made herself a sandwich (夹) in the ashram's kitchen (a2), but the way out is very narrow (狭) and blocked by the dachshund (犭) who is looking at her sandwich and drooling .
札
劄
zhá = zh + a2
variant of 札[zha2]
札
zhá = zh + a2
thin piece of wood used a writing tablet (in ancient China) / a kind of official document (in former times) / letter / note / plague
札
剳
zhá = zh + a2
variant of 札[zha2]
蛤
há = h + a2
frog / toad
戛
jiá = ji + a2
lance / to tap / to scrape / to chirp / custom
戛
戞
jiá = ji + a2
variant of 戛[jia2]
嘎
gá = g + a2
cackling sound
嘎
嘠
gá = g + a2
old variant of 嘎[ga2]
噶
gá = g + a2
phonetic ga (used in rendering Tibetan and Mongolian sounds) / Tibetan Ge: language of Buddha / (dialect) final particle similar to 了[le5] (esp. in Yunnan)
跋
bá = b + a2
postscript / to trek across mountains
匣
xiá = xi + a2
box
衙
yá = y + a2
office / yamen 衙門|衙门
衙
yá = y + a2
surname Ya
蛱
蛺
jiá = ji + a2
see 蛺蝶|蛱蝶[jia2 die2]
査
chá = ch + a2
Japanese variant of 查