Pinyin "pou3"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "pou3" is split up into two parts: "p" and "ou3". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.

Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "p"

P is for Pinocchio.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "ou3"

In the outhouse's living room.

Characters pronounced pou3

pooh / pah / bah / (today used as a phonetic component in 部[bu4], 倍[bei4], 培[pei2], 剖[pou1] etc)

= + : Pinocchio (p) ate too many mandarins (口), so he has to make a big poo-poo (咅) into a vase (立) in the outhouse (ou3). It is very stinky, so all other visitors exclaim "bah!" (咅) as they pass the vase.
variant of 咅[pou3] / also pr. [tou4]
break up / hit