Pinyin "hou3"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "hou3" is split up into two parts: "h" 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 "h"

H is for Hamlet.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "ou3"

In the outhouse's living room.

Characters pronounced hou3

吼
hǒu = h + ou3
to roar / to howl / to shriek / roar or howl of an animal / bellow of rage
吼 = 口 + 孔 : Hamlet (h) accidentally dropped his last mandarin (口) in the only hole (孔) in the outhouse (ou3) and howls (吼) loudly over his loss.
吽
hǒu = h + ou3
roar or howl of an animal / bellow of rage