Pinyin "chao3"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "chao3" is split up into two parts: "ch" and "ao3". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.

Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "ch"

Ch is for Charlie Chaplin.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "ao3"

In the aorta's living room.

Characters pronounced chao3

吵
chǎo = ch + ao3
to quarrel / to make a noise / noisy / to disturb by making a noise
吵 = 口 + 少 : Charlie Chaplin (ch) and Smiley (少) are making a big noise (吵) about a mandarin (口) they both found at the same time inside of the aorta (ao3).
炒
chǎo = ch + ao3
to sauté / to stir-fry / to speculate / to hype / to fire (sb)
炒 = 少 + 火 : Charlie Chaplin (ch) is stir-frying (炒) smileys (少) cut from potatoes over a fire (火) in the aorta (ao3).