Pinyin "gou4"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "gou4" is split up into two parts: "g" and "ou4". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.

Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "g"

G is for Guy Fawkes.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "ou4"

In the outhouse's bathroom.

Characters pronounced gou4

够

夠

gòu = g + ou4

enough (sufficient) / enough (too much) / (coll.) (before adj.) really / (coll.) to reach by stretching out

够 = 句 + 多 : Guy Fawkes (g), the grammar nazi (句) and Manny Kant (多) want to play sheepshead in the outhouse's bathroom, but they're not enough (够) people. They are only enough (够) for skat.

This mnemonic may be a little lame, but it has to be enough (够). I have been thinking about the above sentence (句) many (多) times.

勾

gòu = g + ou4

see 勾當|勾当[gou4 dang4]

构

搆

gòu = g + ou4

variant of 構|构[gou4] / (Tw) (coll.) variant of 夠|够[gou4] / to reach by stretching

构 = 勾 + 木 : Guy Fawkes (g) wants to measure the crystal structure (构) of the Christmas tree (木) in the outhouse's bathroom (ou4), so he first draws a comic (勾) to find which would be the optimal crystallization superstructure.

构

構

gòu = g + ou4

to construct / to form / to make up / to compose / literary composition / paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)