Pinyin "ka3"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "ka3" is split up into two parts: "k" and "a3". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.

Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "k"

K is for Karl Marx.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "a3"

In the ashram's living room.

Characters pronounced ka3

卡
kǎ = k + a3
to stop / to block / (computing) (coll.) slow / (loanword) card / CL:張|张[zhang1],片[pian4] / truck (from "car") / calorie (abbr. for 卡路里[ka3 lu4 li3]) / cassette
卡 = 上 + 卜 : Karl Marx (k) wants to destroy capitalism by crushing credit cards (卡) with a voodoo staff (卜) and by stomping on (上) them in the ashram (a3).
鉲
kǎ = k + a3
(chemistry) cadmium (old) / (Tw) californium
咔
kǎ = k + a3
(used as phonetic "ka")
佧
kǎ = k + a3
ancient name for an ethnic group in China
胩
kǎ = k + a3
carbylamine / isocyanide