Pinyin "zao4"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "zao4" is split up into two parts: "z" and "ao4". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.

Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "z"

Z is for Zorro.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "ao4"

In the aorta's bathroom.

Characters pronounced zao4

to make / to build / to manufacture / to invent / to fabricate / to go to / party (in a lawsuit or legal agreement) / crop / classifier for crops

= + : In the aortas bathroom, Zorro sets up a robot arm to manufacture gladiator sandals for him. He also programmed the robot arm to set up a LED display to count how many pairs of sandals it produced.

= + : Mnemonic symbol: an automated robot arm like the ones used to manufacture cars.
the chirping of birds or insects / noise / clamor / buzzing / disturbance

= + : Zorro (z) finds the cuckoo clock (喿) in the aorta's bathroom (ao4) makes a lot of noise (噪), so he jams the cuckoo's opening shut with a mandarin (口).
(literary) (of birds or insects) to chirp / (bound form) to make a cacophonous noise
variant of 噪[zao4]

= + : Zorro (z) finds the cuckoo clock (喿) in the aorta's bathroom (ao4) makes a lot of noise (噪), so he jams the cuckoo's opening shut with a mandarin (口).
dry / parched / impatient

= + : Zorro (z) suffers from constipation (燥) in the aorta's bathroom (ao4), so he concocts a traditional Chinese medicine. He puts a cuckoo's clock (喿) in a desiccator (燥) and starts a fire (火) under it to dry (燥) the clock.
variant of 灶[zao4]

= + : Zorro (z) sets up a new kitchen stove (灶) in the aorta (ao4) by building up a ring of dirt (土) and starting a fire (火) in the center.
kitchen stove / kitchen

= + : Zorro (z) sets up a new kitchen stove (灶) in the aorta (ao4) by building up a ring of dirt (土) and starting a fire (火) in the center.
kitchen stove / kitchen; mess; canteen
soap / black

= + : Zorro (z) is fighting for the public good in the aorta's bathroom (ao4). Anyone who's stinky or black (皂) with dirt is forced under the shower, threatened by Zorro and his seven-branched laser sword (七). They will wave with a white flag (白) and readily take his soap (皂).
hot-tempered / impatient

= + : A loud cuckoo clock (喿) wakes up Zorro (z) in the aorta's bathroom (ao4) after he drunkenly fell asleep there. Zorro reacts very hot-tempered (躁) by throwing his cowboy boot (⻊) at the clock and ruining it.
impatient; hot-tempered
sincere
variant of 唣[zao4]
see 羅唣|罗唣, to create a disturbance / to make trouble / to harass
black / police runners, from the black clothes formerly worn by them
Chinese honey locust (Gleditsia sinensis) / now written zào jiá 皂莢|皂荚
old variant of 燥[zao4] / dry