Pinyin "yao3"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "yao3" is split up into two parts: "y" 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 "y"

Y is for Maud Younger.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "ao3"

In the aorta's living room.

Characters pronounced yao3

咬

yǎo = y + ao3

to bite / to nip

咬 = 交 + 口 : Linus Pauling (交) asks Maud Younger (y) for something to eat in the aorta (ao3). Maud gives him a mandarin (口) and Linus thankfully bites (咬) it.

咬

齩

yǎo = y + ao3

variant of 咬[yao3]

咬 = 交 + 口 : Linus Pauling (交) asks Maud Younger (y) for something to eat in the aorta (ao3). Maud gives him a mandarin (口) and Linus thankfully bites (咬) it.

舀

yǎo = y + ao3

to ladle out / to scoop up

舀 = 爫 + 臼 : In the aorta (ao3), Maud Younger (y) dropped her electric razor (爫) into her mortar (臼) and now she has to scoop it out (舀).

窈

yǎo = y + ao3

deep / quiet and elegant / variant of 杳[yao3]

杳

yǎo = y + ao3

dark and quiet / disappear

婹

yǎo = y + ao3