Pinyin final: "ou3"

The Pinyin final "ou3" is used in the second half of Pinyin syllables. In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the second half of a Pinyin syllable is always represented by a location. You can visit the Pinyin index to see all Pinyin syllables from this mnemonic group, or to see all Pinyin syllables "ou3" can appear in.

Mnemonics for ou3

In the outhouse's living room.

Characters with ou3

搂

摟

lǒu = l + ou3

to hug / to embrace / to hold in one's arms

搂 = 娄 + 扌 : Sir Lancelot (l) hides his lunar mansion (娄) inside the outhouse (ou3). In his lunar mansion he embraces (搂) the victims he caught earlier with his toy claws (扌).

帚

箒

zhǒu = zh + ou3

variant of 帚[zhou3]

韭

韮

jiǔ = ji + ou3

variant of 韭[jiu3]

艏

shǒu = sh + ou3

bow of a ship

莠