Pinyin final: "o2"

The Pinyin final "o2" 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 "o2" can appear in.

Mnemonics for o2

In the observatory's kitchen.

Characters with o2

surname Guo
country / nation / state / national / CL:個|个[ge4]

= + : Mnemonic symbol: a nation's flag. Let's say the Chinese flag.

In the observatory's kitchen (o2) Gitta Giraffe (gu) is practising her ballet performance. She got a whole crate (囗) full of jade bracelets (玉) and flags (国) and fixed one flag to each jade bracelet. This makes a perfect combination for throwing the ring with the flag waving behind it and catching the ring again after a few pirouettes.
to combine a powdery substance (flour, plaster etc) with water / Taiwan pr. [huo4]
surname Nuo
(archaic) many / beautiful / how / old variant of 挪[nuo2]
to wear (clothes) / to contact / to use / to apply
yesterday

= + : Yesterday (昨) Zapatista Zebra (zu) cut the sun's (日) hair in the observatory's kitchen (o2). They were both singing "yesterday" (昨) as Zapatista Zebra was turning the sun's crazy hair into an awesome Mohawk (乍) cut.
to estimate / Taiwan pr. [duo4]
to live / alive / living / work / workmanship

= + : Helga Horse joined the traditional water bottle challenge and empties a bottle of water over herself in the observatory's kitchen. To raise the difficulty level, she only uses her tongue to hold the bottle.
surname Zhuo
outstanding

= + : Mnemonic symbol: a 班 ban1 卓 zhuo2 琴 qin2, a banjo. Julian Giant Squid (zhu) is taking part in a music contest in the observatory's kitchen (o2). There is an alarm clock (早) with a pennant on it (⺊) which shows exactly the time when Julian Giant Squid is allowed to play. As the pennant goes up Julian Giant Squid starts to play, and he proves that his banjo skills are really outstanding (卓).
to imitate / model / norm / pattern

= + : Mahatma Gandhi (m) and Mozart (莫) both want to impress a super model (模) in the observatory's kitchen (o2). They both set up beautiful Christmas trees (木) to impress the super model with their decoration skills.
variant of 摹[mo2]
grandmother / matron / mother-in-law / (slang) femme (in a lesbian relationship)

= + : Bessie Coleman (女) is Pinocchio's (p) mother-in-law(婆). As such she thinks its her obligation to teach him how to ride the waves (波) in the observatory's kitchen (o2).
meager / slight / weak / ungenerous or unkind / frivolous / to despise / to belittle / to look down on / to approach or near

= + : Beelzebub (b) has Pu Yi (溥) mince some kind of green stuff and then press it through a delicate membrane (薄) in the observatory's kitchen (o2). Beelzebub told him that it will be a special food, but he didn't tell him that in reality he is just mincing artificial lawn (艹). He is really looking down (薄) on the child for being so weak (薄).
surname Bo

= + : Beelzebub (b) has Pu Yi (溥) mince some kind of green stuff and then press it through a delicate membrane (薄) in the observatory's kitchen (o2). Beelzebub told him that it will be a special food, but he didn't tell him that in reality he is just mincing artificial lawn (艹). He is really looking down (薄) on the child for being so weak (薄).
extensive / ample / rich / obtain / aim / to win / to get / plentiful / to gamble

= + : Just after he got a PhD (博), Beelzebub (b) opened a museum (博) in the observatory's kitchen (o2). He put a big notice on the bulletin board (尃) to announce (尃) the grand opening. His museum is rather special in that it showcases Jesus's cross (十).
old variant of 博[bo2]

= + : Just after he got a PhD (博), Beelzebub (b) opened a museum (博) in the observatory's kitchen (o2). He put a big notice on the bulletin board (尃) to announce (尃) the grand opening. His museum is rather special in that it showcases Jesus's cross (十).
to rub

= + : Mahatma Gandhi (m) set up a complicated machine which in essence uses many flax fiber (麻) ropes to operate baseball gloves (手) in the observatory's kitchen (o2). The machine is set up so that Mahatma Gandhi has the baseball gloves massage (摩) his back when he pulls the right ropes.