Pinyin "hou2"
In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "hou2" is split up into two parts: "h" and "ou2". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.
Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "h"
H is for Hamlet.
Mnemonics for Pinyin final "ou2"
In the outhouse's kitchen.
Characters pronounced hou2
marquis, second of the five orders of ancient Chinese nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4] / nobleman or high official
marquis, second of the five orders of ancient Chinese nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4] / nobleman; high official
monkey / CL:隻|只[zhi1]
猴
=
侯
+
犭
:
Hamlet (h) and a monkey (猴) are watching a huge portrait of the marquis (侯) holding a dachshund (犭) on his lap in the outhouse's kitchen (ou2). Hamlet recognizes the murderer of his father in him an shakes his fist at him, while the monkey mocks him by making funny faces and sticking out his tongue.
(appears as phonetic ho, especially in words taken from Sanskrit) / half-blind (archaic)