Pinyin final: "a3"

The Pinyin final "a3" 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 "a3" can appear in.

Mnemonics for a3

In the ashram's living room.

Characters with a3

马
馬
mǎ = m + a3
horse / CL:匹[pi3] / horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess / knight in Western chess
马 = ㇖ + ㇉ + 一 : A beautiful unicorn rides on top of Mahatma Gandhi in the ashram.
马
馬
mǎ = m + a3
surname Ma / abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4]
那
nǎ = n + a3
variant of 哪[na3]
打
dǎ = d + a3
to beat / to strike / to hit / to break / to type / to mix up / to build / to fight / to fetch / to make / to tie up / to issue / to shoot / to calculate / to play (a game) / since / from
打 = 丁 + 扌 : Don Quixote (d) got lost in the ashram (a3) and is afraid of being beaten (打). He equips himself with a claw (扌) for the left hand and a nail (丁) for the right hand, ready to beat (打) anyone approaching him.
假
叚
jiǎ = ji + a3
variant of 假[jia3] / to borrow
Mnemonic symbol: a fake eye, 假眼
假
jiǎ = ji + a3
fake / false / artificial / to borrow / if / suppose
哪
nǎ = n + a3
how / which
哪 = 口 + 那 : Napoleon is locked into the ashram. He holds a mandarin like Hamlet held that skull and asks himself: "By my holy laser sword, how can I escape this dreadful place?"
疋
yǎ = y + a3
variant of 雅[ya3]
吗
嗎
mǎ = m + a3
used in 嗎啡|吗啡[ma3 fei1]
法
灋
fǎ = f + a3
old variant of 法[fa3] / law
法 = 去 + 氵 : Frankenstein's monster locked himself to a concrete barrel during a demonstration in the ashram, but now he's in a really unpleasant situation: the lawyer's wig he put on slipped on his face and his bottle of water rolled away, but he can't change any of it since he locked his arms into the concrete barrel.
法 = 去 + 氵 : Mnemonic symbol: A lawyer's wig.
法
fǎ = f + a3
law / method / way / to emulate / (Buddhism) dharma / (abbr. for 法家[Fa3 jia1]) the Legalists / (physics) farad (abbr. for 法拉[fa3 la1])
法 = 去 + 氵 : Frankenstein's monster locked himself to a concrete barrel during a demonstration in the ashram, but now he's in a really unpleasant situation: the lawyer's wig he put on slipped on his face and his bottle of water rolled away, but he can't change any of it since he locked his arms into the concrete barrel.
法 = 去 + 氵 : Mnemonic symbol: A lawyer's wig.
法
㳒
fǎ = f + a3
variant of 法[fa3]
法 = 去 + 氵 : Mnemonic symbol: A lawyer's wig.
法 = 去 + 氵 : Frankenstein's monster locked himself to a concrete barrel during a demonstration in the ashram, but now he's in a really unpleasant situation: the lawyer's wig he put on slipped on his face and his bottle of water rolled away, but he can't change any of it since he locked his arms into the concrete barrel.
法
fǎ = f + a3
France / French / abbr. for 法國|法国[Fa3 guo2] / Taiwan pr. [Fa4]
法 = 去 + 氵 : Mnemonic symbol: A lawyer's wig.
法 = 去 + 氵 : Frankenstein's monster locked himself to a concrete barrel during a demonstration in the ashram, but now he's in a really unpleasant situation: the lawyer's wig he put on slipped on his face and his bottle of water rolled away, but he can't change any of it since he locked his arms into the concrete barrel.
卡
kǎ = k + a3
to stop / to block / (computing) (coll.) slow / (loanword) card / CL:張|张[zhang1],片[pian4] / truck (from "car") / calorie (abbr. for 卡路里[ka3 lu4 li3]) / cassette
卡 = 上 + 卜 : Karl Marx (k) wants to destroy capitalism by crushing credit cards (卡) with a voodoo staff (卜) and by stomping on (上) them in the ashram (a3).
卡
qiǎ = qi + a3
to block / to be stuck / to be wedged / customs station / a clip / a fastener / a checkpost / Taiwan pr. [ka3]
啊
ǎ = Ø + a3
interjection of surprise or doubt / Eh? / My! / what's up?
瓦
wǎ = w + a3
roof tile / abbr. for 瓦特[wa3 te4]
Willy Walrus (w) is practicing karate in the ashram (a3) and smashing one roof tile (瓦) after the other.
爪
zhuǎ = zhu + a3
(coll.) foot of an animal or bird / (coll.) foot supporting a cooking pot etc
Julian Giant Squid (zhu) grew a claw (爪) on each tentacle. In the ashram (a3) he looks even more dangerous this way.
把
bǎ = b + a3
to hold / to contain / to grasp / to take hold of / handle / particle marking the following noun as a direct object / classifier for objects with handle / classifier for small objects: handful
把 = 巴 + 扌 : A grappling hook. Beelzebub was just enjoying his lollipop in the ashram. Because he was afraid of his hand being too sticky, he used a toy claw to hold the lollipop. Now he's crying like a baby because somebody used a grappling hook to steal his lollipop right from his hand.