Pinyin "dou3"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "dou3" is split up into two parts: "d" 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 "d"

D is for Don Quixote.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "ou3"

In the outhouse's living room.

Characters pronounced dou3

斗
dǒu = d + ou3
abbr. for the Big Dipper constellation 北斗星[Bei3 dou3 xing1]
斗
dǒu = d + ou3
dry measure for grain equal to ten 升[sheng1] or one-tenth of a 石[dan4] / decaliter / peck / cup or dipper shaped object / old variant of 陡[dou3]
陡
dǒu = d + ou3
steep / precipitous / abrubtly / suddenly / unexpectedly
陡 = 走 + 阝 : Don Quixote (d) and the pope (阝) are independently doing Nordic walking (走) in the outhouse (ou3), when they suddenly (陡) bump into each other and stop abruptly (陡).
抖
dǒu = d + ou3
to tremble / to shake out / to reveal / to make it in the world
抖 = 扌 + 斗 : The matador (斗) saw a picture of the bull he has to face next in the outhouse (ou3). Don Quixote (d) finds him trembling (抖) on the floor and pokes him with a toy claw (扌) to see if he is alright.
蚪
dǒu = d + ou3
tadpole
枓
dǒu = d + ou3
square base for Chinese flagstaff
唞
dǒu = d + ou3
to take a rest (Cantonese)