Pinyin "bao1"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "bao1" is split up into two parts: "b" and "ao1". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.

Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "b"

B is for Beelzebub.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "ao1"

In front of the aorta.

Characters pronounced bao1

勹

ba̅o = b + ao1

archaic variant of 包[bao1]

勹 = 丿 + ㇆ : 勹 looks like an elephant: 丿 looks like the edge of the ear and ㇆ looks like the head and trunk.

Beelzebub (b) rides an elephant in front of the aorta (ao1), turning the soil with a plow (㇆). Lots of bananas (丿) are revealed in the turned earth.

包

ba̅o = b + ao1

to cover / to wrap / to hold / to include / to take charge of / to contract (to or for) / package / wrapper / container / bag / to hold or embrace / bundle / packet / CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1]

包 = 勹 + 巳 : Beelzebub wants to scare he elephant in front of the aorta. He shows him a colorful handbag, and just as the elephant is having a closer look, a snakes pops out and scares the elephant almost to death.

包

ba̅o = b + ao1

surname Bao

炮

ba̅o = b + ao1

to sauté / to fry / to dry by heating

胞

ba̅o = b + ao1

placenta / womb / born of the same parents

胞 = 包 + 月 : The moon (月) got a child in front of the aorta (ao1). Beelzebub (b) finds that the placenta (胞) is a small moon cake, which he places in his colorful handbag (包) for later.

剥

剝

ba̅o = b + ao1

to peel / to skin / to shell / to shuck

煲

ba̅o = b + ao1

to cook slowly over a low flame / pot / saucepan

苞

ba̅o = b + ao1

bud / flower calyx / luxuriant / profuse

孢

ba̅o = b + ao1