Pinyin final: "o1"

The Pinyin final "o1" 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 "o1" can appear in.

Mnemonics for o1

In front of the observatory.

Characters with o1

作
zuo̅ = zu + o1
worker / workshop / (slang) troublesome / high-maintenance (person)
多
duo̅ = du + o1
many; much / too many; in excess / (after a numeral) ... odd / how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. [duo2]) / (bound form) multi-; poly-
多 = 夕 : Mnemonic symbol: Immanuel "Many" Kant.

Many (多) and Doggy Dog (du) have great fun chasing a bat (夕) in front of the observatory (o1). After a while there are two bats (多), and it's not so easy to chase them any more. Suddenly there are more and more (多) bats! Now Many and Doggy Dog experience what it is like to be chased for a change.
说
說
shuo̅ = shu + o1
to speak / to say / to explain / to scold / to tell off / a theory (typically the last character in a compound, as in 日心說|日心说 heliocentric theory)
说 = 兑 + 讠 : In front of the observatory is a big advertising column. On it is a picture of Sheldon Shrimp, who is depicted to be talking about his new cash exchange booth.
说
說
shuo̅ = shu + o1
to speak; to talk; to say / to explain; to comment / to scold; to tell off / (bound form) theory; doctrine
说
説
shuo̅ = shu + o1
variant of 說|说[shuo1]
说 = 兑 + 讠 : In front of the observatory is a big advertising column. On it is a picture of Sheldon Shrimp, who is depicted to be talking about his new cash exchange booth.
桌
槕
zhuo̅ = zhu + o1
old variant of 桌[zhuo1]
桌 = 卜 + 杲 : Julian Giant Squid (zhu) needs a table (桌) and so he summons one in front of the observatory (o1) with the help of a voodoo staff (卜). As he waves around his voodoo staff a bright light appears out of which the table materializes. The materializes shines very bright (杲) as well, just like a small sun. It is made out of the wood of Christmas trees.
桌
zhuo̅ = zhu + o1
table / desk / classifier for tables of guests at a banquet etc
桌 = 卜 + 杲 : Julian Giant Squid (zhu) needs a table (桌) and so he summons one in front of the observatory (o1) with the help of a voodoo staff (卜). As he waves around his voodoo staff a bright light appears out of which the table materializes. The materializes shines very bright (杲) as well, just like a small sun. It is made out of the wood of Christmas trees.
播
bo̅ = b + o1
to sow / to scatter / to spread / to broadcast / Taiwan pr. [bo4]
播 = 扌 + 番 : Beelzebub (b) is scattering (播) tomatoes (番) in front of the observatory (o1) using a toy claw (扌).
摸
mo̅ = m + o1
to feel with the hand / to touch / to stroke / to grope / to steal / to abstract
摸 = 扌 + 莫 : Mozart (莫) finds Mahatma Gandhi (m) lying motionless in front of the observatory (o1), and since there is none who (莫) is allowed to touch him he uses a toy claw (扌) to feel (摸) his pulse.
癶
bo̅ = b + o1
Kangxi radical 105, known as 登字頭|登字头[deng1 zi4 tou2]
Mnemonic symbol: nylons.
波
bo̅ = b + o1
wave / ripple / storm / surge
波 = 氵 + 皮 : Before entering observatory every visitor has to take off their shoes, so there are a lot of leather shoes (皮) in front of the observatory (o1). Beelzebub (b) cannot miss the opportunity to make a huge wave (波) by pouring his water bottle (氵) and to flush away all the shoes.
波
bo̅ = b + o1
Poland / Polish / abbr. for 波蘭|波兰[Bo1 lan2]
波 = 氵 + 皮 : Before entering observatory every visitor has to take off their shoes, so there are a lot of leather shoes (皮) in front of the observatory (o1). Beelzebub (b) cannot miss the opportunity to make a huge wave (波) by pouring his water bottle (氵) and to flush away all the shoes.
缩
縮
suo̅ = su + o1
to withdraw / to pull back / to contract / to shrink / to reduce / abbreviation / also pr. [su4]
缩 = 宿 + 纟 : The silk worm (纟) heard that there is a new hostel (宿) in front of the observatory (o1) and wants to check it out, but as she notices that the hostel is run by Susan Saint Bernard she slowly but steadily retreats (缩).
脱
脫
tuo̅ = tu + o1
to shed / to take off / to escape / to get away from
脱 = 兑 + 月 : The moon (月) just had lots of cash exchanged at an exchange booth (兑) in front of the observatory (o1). Shortly afterwards the cashier finds that the moon's money is fake and grabs him to hold him up, but suddenly Tommy Turtle sheds off (脱) his moon suit and is able to escape (脱)
乇
tuo̅ = tu + o1
archaic variant of 托[tuo1]
托
tuo̅ = tu + o1
prop / support (for weight) / rest (e.g. arm rest) / thanks to / to hold in one's hand / to support in one's palm / to give / to base / to commit / to set / torr (unit of pressure)
托 = 乇 + 扌 : Tommy Turtle has been entrusted with caring for a blade of grass. In front of the observatory he's very careful that nothing comes into contact with the blade and so holds it up using a toy claw.
托
託
tuo̅ = tu + o1
to trust / to entrust / to be entrusted with / to act as trustee
托 = 乇 + 扌 : Tommy Turtle has been entrusted with caring for a blade of grass. In front of the observatory he's very careful that nothing comes into contact with the blade and so holds it up using a toy claw.
玻
bo̅ = b + o1
glass
玻 = 王 + 皮 : In front of the observatory (o1), Beelzebub (b) sold a set of beer glasses (玻) to Martin Luther King (王) for a very good price. As Martin wants to leave Beelzebub tells him that by buying the glasses, he automatically agreed to buy the very expensive drip mats made from a cow's hide (皮).
呙
咼
guo̅ = gu + o1
surname Guo
锅
鍋
guo̅ = gu + o1
pot; pan; wok; cauldron / pot-shaped thing / CL:口[kou3],隻|只[zhi1]
锅 = 呙 + 钅 : Gitta Giraffe (gu) wants to cook some food in front of the observatory (o1). She has a pot (锅), but not a fireplace, so she quickly makes a fire and uses three golden harpoons (钅) to provide a base for her pot. The three golden harpoons stick with very different angles in the earth, so the pot sits on the fire very lopsided (呙).