Pinyin "cuo1"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "cuo1" is split up into two parts: "cu" and "o1". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.

Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "cu"

Cu is for Kitty Cat.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "o1"

In front of the observatory.

Characters pronounced cuo1

deliberate / to polish

= + : Kitty Cat (cu) is going to give a presentation at a meeting in front of the observatory (o1). To improve her presentation she is polishing (磋) her error bars (差) with a stone (石).
to rub or roll between the hands or fingers / to twist

= + : Kitty Cat (cu) is examining error bars (差) in front of the observatory (o1). She rubs (搓) and rolls (搓) the error bars with a toy claw (扌) to see if it easily breaks.
to pick up (a powder etc) with the fingertips / to scoop up / to collect together / to extract / to gather up / classifier: pinch / Taiwan pr. [cuo4]
to error / to slip / to miss / to err
luster of gems