Pinyin "mao2"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "mao2" is split up into two parts: "m" and "ao2". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.

Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "m"

M is for Mahatma Gandhi.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "ao2"

In the aorta's kitchen.

Characters pronounced mao2

毛
máo = m + ao2
hair / feather / down / wool / mildew / mold / coarse or semifinished / young / raw / careless / unthinking / nervous / scared / (of currency) to devalue or depreciate / classifier for Chinese fractional monetary unit ( = 角[jiao3] , = one-tenth of a yuan or 10 fen 分[fen1])
毛 = 丿 + 二 + 乚 : Mahatma Gandhi finally found a way to get some hair again: Just inside the aorta's kitchen, he used a shovel to dig up several bananas. Using a charged capacitor, he fuses them to his head.
毛 = 丿 + 二 + 乚 : Mahatma Gandhi finally found a way to get some hair again: Just inside the aorta's kitchen, he used a shovel to dig up several Cartesian coordinate systems. He rejoices, because finally his dream of being a punk once again can finally come true.
毛
máo = m + ao2
surname Mao
矛
máo = m + ao2
spear / lance / pike
Mahatma Gandhi (m) is standing guard just inside the aorta's kitchen (ao2) with a lance (矛) in his hands.
茅
máo = m + ao2
reeds / rushes
茅 = 艹 + 矛 : Mahatma Gandhi (m) set up a thatched hut (茅) just inside the aorta's kitchen (ao2). He stuck four lances (矛) into the ground and built the roof with artificial lawn (艹), reeds (茅), and rushes (茅).
茅
máo = m + ao2
surname Mao
茅 = 艹 + 矛 : Mahatma Gandhi (m) set up a thatched hut (茅) just inside the aorta's kitchen (ao2). He stuck four lances (矛) into the ground and built the roof with artificial lawn (艹), reeds (茅), and rushes (茅).
髦
máo = m + ao2
bang (hair) / fashionable / mane
髦 = 毛 + 髟 : Mahatma Gandhi (m) wants to stay en vogue (髦), so he decides to get some dreadlocks (髟) in the aorta's kitchen (ao2). He is using his last hair (毛) to create a meager single dreadlock, but unfortunately it becomes a bang (髦) which is very annoying because it is always dangling between his eyes.
锚
錨
máo = m + ao2
anchor
牦
氂
máo = m + ao2
yak (Bos grunniens)
茆
máo = m + ao2
variant of 茅[mao2] / thatch
旄
máo = m + ao2
banner decorated with animal's tail
蝥
máo = m + ao2
variant of 蟊[mao2]
蟊
máo = m + ao2
Spanish fly / grain-eating grub
酕
máo = m + ao2
very drunk / blotto / three sheets to the wind
髳
máo = m + ao2
bang (hair) / fashionable / mane