Pinyin "po4"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "po4" is split up into two parts: "p" and "o4". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.

Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "p"

P is for Pinocchio.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "o4"

In the observatory's bathroom.

Characters pronounced po4

破

pò = p + o4

broken / damaged / worn out / lousy / rotten / to break, split or cleave / to get rid of / to destroy / to break with / to defeat / to capture (a city etc) / to expose the truth of

破 = 皮 + 石 : Pinocchio is playing with his cow hide in the observatory's bathroom. Unfortunately he accidentally destroys the toilet by hurling a huge rock at the toilet, using the cow hide as sling.

迫

廹

pò = p + o4

variant of 迫[po4] / to persecute / to oppress / embarrassed

迫 = 白 + 辶 : Pinocchio (p) is hiding in the observatory's bathroom (o4), but his persecutors are about to break in. Pinocchio blocked the door with a heap of gladiator sandals (辶), but they are about to break through. He is forced (迫) to wave his white flag (白) and give up.

迫

pò = p + o4

to force / to compel / to approach or go towards / urgent / pressing

珀

pò = p + o4

amber

珀 = 王 + 白 : Pinocchio (p) wants to stone Martin Luther King Jr. (王) to death by throwing amber (珀) at him in the observatory's bathroom (o4), but Martin incessantly waves with his white flag (白) and finally Pinocchio spares him.

朴

pò = p + o4

Celtis sinensis var. japonica

魄

pò = p + o4

soul / mortal soul, i.e. attached to the body

魄 = 白 + 鬼 : Pinocchio (p) is being harassed by a demon (鬼) while he uses observatory's bathroom (o4). The demon almost causes Pinocchio's mortal soul (魄) to depart his body, so Pinocchio waves with his white flag (白) as hard as he can to beg for mercy.

粕

pò = p + o4

grains in distilled liquor

蒪

pò = p + o4

myoga ginger (Zingiber mioga)