Pinyin "duo3"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "duo3" is split up into two parts: "du" and "o3". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.

Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "du"

Du is for Doggy Dog.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "o3"

In the observatory's living room.

Characters pronounced duo3

朵
duǒ = du + o3
flower / earlobe / fig. item on both sides / classifier for flowers, clouds etc
朵 = 几 + 木 : Mnemonic symbol: a tulip bud.

Doggy Dog (du) gets two new piercings in the observatory (o3). The piercer's table consists of a table (几) with four Christmas trees (木) as legs. The piercer is just about to pierce Doggy Dog's earlobes (朵) with tulip buds (朵).
朵
朶
duǒ = du + o3
variant of 朵[duo3]
朵 = 几 + 木 : Mnemonic symbol: a tulip bud.

Doggy Dog (du) gets two new piercings in the observatory (o3). The piercer's table consists of a table (几) with four Christmas trees (木) as legs. The piercer is just about to pierce Doggy Dog's earlobes (朵) with tulip buds (朵).
躲
duǒ = du + o3
to hide / to dodge / to avoid
躲 = 朵 + 身 : Doggy Dog's (du) owner wants him to wear a bodysuit (身) which has lots of tulip buds (朵) attached to it, but Doggy Dog hides (躲) the terrible bodysuit by burying it inside of the observatory (o3).
垛
duǒ = du + o3
battlement / target
垛
垜
duǒ = du + o3
variant of 垛[duo3]
哚
duǒ = du + o3
used in 吲哚[yin3 duo3]
埵
duǒ = du + o3
solid earth
亸
嚲
duǒ = du + o3
hang down
軃
duǒ = du + o3
variant of 嚲|亸[duo3]