Pinyin "gao1"
In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "gao1" is split up into two parts: "g" 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 "g"
G is for Guy Fawkes.
Mnemonics for Pinyin final "ao1"
In front of the aorta.
Characters pronounced gao1
surname Gao
高
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亠
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冋
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口
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Just in front of the aorta, a huge skyscraper has been erected. It's an important building, so there's a control checkpoint at the entrance, and Guy Fawkes has been hired to stand guard. To make him look more dangerous, he wears a beret. However there's no-one to check, so Guy Fawkes is bored and eats a mandarin.
high / tall / above average / loud / your (honorific)
高
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亠
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冋
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口
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Just in front of the aorta, a huge skyscraper has been erected. It's an important building, so there's a control checkpoint at the entrance, and Guy Fawkes has been hired to stand guard. To make him look more dangerous, he wears a beret. However there's no-one to check, so Guy Fawkes is bored and eats a mandarin.
lamb
羔
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丷
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王
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灬
:
Martin Luther King (王) went for a walk with his baby lamb (羔), but the got overwhelmed by the mean crocodile (丷) in front of the aorta (ao1) who fetters Martin and promptly starts to put the lamb on a grill (灬). The mean crocodile is so fixated on the lamb that he doesn't notice Guy Fawkes (g) freeing Martin Luther King and preparing to deal with him next.
variant of 糕[gao1]
糕
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米
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羔
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The lamb (羔) is happily charging at an unguarded cake (糕) in front of the aorta (ao1). However, it's a trap set up by Guy Fawkes (g) who wants to teach it a lesson: as the lamb is just about to bite in the cake Guy Fawkes lets a sack of rice (米) fall down on the cake, splattering it all about the lamb's face and body.
cake
糕
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米
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羔
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The lamb (羔) is happily charging at an unguarded cake (糕) in front of the aorta (ao1). However, it's a trap set up by Guy Fawkes (g) who wants to teach it a lesson: as the lamb is just about to bite in the cake Guy Fawkes lets a sack of rice (米) fall down on the cake, splattering it all about the lamb's face and body.