Pinyin "kuo4"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "kuo4" is split up into two parts: "ku" and "o4". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.

Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "ku"

K is for Karl Koala.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "o4"

In the observatory's bathroom.

Characters pronounced kuo4

see 李适[Li3 Kuo4]
to enclose / to include / also pr. [gua1]

= + : Karl Koala (ku) has a little bit of a situation in the observatory's bathroom (o4). The situation involves (括) a toy claw (扌) and his tongue (舌).
to enlarge

= 广 + : Karl Koala (ku) wants to enlarge (扩) his parachute (广) in the observatory's bathroom (o4), so he stretches it with two toy claws (扌).
rich / wide / broad

= + : Karl Koala (ku) wants to live a rich (阔) and wide (阔) life (活). To this end he installs a wide (阔) magical trap door (门) in the observatory's bathroom (o4) which will lead him to wide landscapes.
variant of 闊|阔[kuo4]

= + : Karl Koala (ku) wants to live a rich (阔) and wide (阔) life (活). To this end he installs a wide (阔) magical trap door (门) in the observatory's bathroom (o4) which will lead him to wide landscapes.
big / empty / open

= 广 + : Karl Koala (ku) is practicing his skydiving skills in the observatory's bathroom (o4). He set up a big (廓), open (廓) ring of outer city walls (郭) which he tries to land in when he jumps from the ceiling with his parachute (广) on.
snail / slug / mole cricket
Japanese variant of 擴|扩
clashing of two currents
variant of 廓, big / empty / open
leather
hair rolled up in a bun