Pinyin "miao3"
In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "miao3" is split up into two parts: "mi" and "ao3". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.
Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "mi"
Mi is for Marilyn Monroe.
Mnemonics for Pinyin final "ao3"
In the aorta's living room.
Characters pronounced miao3
blind in one eye / blind / tiny / humble / to stare
眇
=
少
+
目
:
Marilyn Monroe (mi), Smiley (少) and the Eye of Providence (目) are meeting in the aorta (ao3) for their meeting of the anonymous blind (眇) because they're all blind in one eye (眇). While Marilyn and Smiley are still able to gaze off into the distance (眇) with their other eye the Eye of Providence is completely blind (眇).
(of an expanse of water) vast / distant and indistinct / tiny or insignificant
渺
=
氵
+
眇
:
Marilyn Monroe (mi) wants to know if there is water left in the water bottle (氵) she found in the aorta (ao3), so she looks inside by holding the water bottle over her eye. An tiny or insignificant (渺) amount of liquid drops right into her eye, and it is enough to make her blind in one eye (眇).