Pinyin "nao3"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "nao3" is split up into two parts: "n" 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 "n"

N is for Napoleon.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "ao3"

In the aorta's living room.

Characters pronounced nao3

脑
腦
nǎo = n + ao3
brain / mind / head / essence
脑 = 亠 + 凶 + 月 : Napoleon and the moon lost their minds in the aorta and put their brains in the middle of the room. Now they're dancing around their brains in a weird ceremony. The moon put on a vicious demon mask and Napoleon is wearing a way too large beret while they dance around their brains.
恼
惱
nǎo = n + ao3
to get angry
恼 = 亠 + 凶 + 忄 : Every time Napoleon (n) gets angry (恼) he puts on a vicious demon mask (凶) and beats a beret (亠) with a flail (忄) inside of the aorta (ao3).
瑙
nǎo = n + ao3
agate
脳
nǎo = n + ao3
Japanese variant of 腦|脑
垴
堖
nǎo = n + ao3
small hill / used in geographic names
悩
nǎo = n + ao3
Japanese variant of 惱|恼
匘
nǎo = n + ao3
old variant of 腦|脑[nao3]
嫐
nǎo = n + ao3
to tease / to play around with
嫐
nǎo = n + ao3
to tease; to play around with
碯
nǎo = n + ao3
variant of 瑙[nao3] / agate