Pinyin "shao3"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "shao3" is split up into two parts: "sh" 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 "sh"

Sh is for Sherlock Holmes.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "ao3"

In the aorta's living room.

Characters pronounced shao3

少
shǎo = sh + ao3
few / less / to lack / to be missing / to stop (doing sth) / seldom
少 = 丿 + 小 : Mnemonic symbol: 少 looks like a smiley face. There's a food shortage (少) in the aorta, and Sherlock Holmes (sh) and Smiley (少) are looking for food in the living room (ao3). There's only one banana (丿) left. Soon they'll have to eat the many daisies (小) which are growing there.