Pinyin "pou1"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "pou1" is split up into two parts: "p" and "ou1". 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 "ou1"

In front of the outhouse.

Characters pronounced pou1

剖

po̅u = p + ou1

to cut open / to analyze / Taiwan pr. [pou3]

剖 = 刂 + 咅 : Pinochhio (p) wants to find out when he will turn into a true human. To this end, in front of the outhouse (ou1) he cuts open (剖) his latest poo-poo (咅) with a kitchen knife (刂) to analyze (剖) its composition.