Pinyin final: "ou4"

The Pinyin final "ou4" 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 "ou4" can appear in.

Mnemonics for ou4

In the outhouse's bathroom.

Characters with ou4

旧

舊

jiù = ji + ou4

old / opposite: new 新 / former / worn (with age)

旧 = 丨 + 日 : In the year 2076 Joan of Arc (ji) and the sun (日) meet again in the outhouse's bathroom (ou4). They are both very old (旧) and have to use dinosaur bones (丨) as crooks.

寿

壽

shòu = sh + ou4

surname Shou

寿 = 丰 + 寸 : Mnemonic symbol: 寿桃包, a longevity peach bun.

Sherlock Holmes (sh) wants to have a long life, so he decided to just stay in a golden cage (丰) in the outhouse's bathroom (ou4) and has someone bring him longevity peach buns (寿) every now and then. Every time he gets his snack he gives the person the thumbs up (寸).

寿

壽

shòu = sh + ou4

long life / old age / age / life / birthday / funerary

臭

chòu = ch + ou4

stench / smelly / to smell (bad) / repulsive / loathsome / terrible / bad / severely / ruthlessly / dud (ammunition)

臭 = 犬 + 自 : Charlie Chaplin (ch) has not showered for days and is very stinky (臭). In the outhouse's bathroom (ou4) the Saint Bernard dog (犬) even holds a mirror (自) in front of him to let him see how filthy he looks.

臭

xiù = xi + ou4

sense of smell / smell bad

嗅

xiù = xi + ou4

to smell / to sniff / to nose

嗅 = 口 + 臭 : Marie Curie (xi) is sniffing (嗅) at an old mandarin (口) she found in the outhouse's bathroom (ou4) and finds it stinks (臭) terribly.

右

yòu = y + ou4

right (-hand) / the Right (politics) / west (old)

右 = 𠂇 + 口 : Mnemonic symbol: a nazi.

A nazi wants to eat a mandarin in the outhouse's bathroom, but Maud Younger cuts it right in the middle with a pair of scissors.

右

yòu = y + ou4

(bound form) right; right-hand side / (bound form) (politics) right of center / (bound form) (old) west / (literary) the right side as the side of precedence

佑

yòu = y + ou4

(bound form) to bless; to protect

佑 = 亻 + 右 : Rosa Luxemburg (亻) protects (佑) Maud Younger (y) from a Nazi (右) in the outhouse's bathroom (ou4).

六

liù = li + ou4

six / 6

六 = 亠 + 八 : 666 is the number of the Beast, so I'll represent 六 in other character's mnemonics as the Beast. Li Qingzhao is balancing a beret on an eight ball in the outhouse's bathroom, but suddenly the Beast appears and blasts it all.

轴

軸

zhòu = zh + ou4

see 壓軸戲|压轴戏[ya1 zhou4 xi4] / Taiwan pr. [zhou2]

够

夠

gòu = g + ou4

enough (sufficient) / enough (too much) / (coll.) (before adj.) really / (coll.) to reach by stretching out

够 = 句 + 多 : Guy Fawkes (g), the grammar nazi (句) and Manny Kant (多) want to play sheepshead in the outhouse's bathroom, but they're not enough (够) people. They are only enough (够) for skat.

This mnemonic may be a little lame, but it has to be enough (够). I have been thinking about the above sentence (句) many (多) times.

宙

zhòu = zh + ou4

eternity / (geology) eon

宙 = 宀 + 由 : James II of England (zh) finds that he forgot his cuba libre (由) in the outhouse's bathroom (ou4) during the last party. A lot later he finds that in the glass a whole new universe (宙) has developed. He writes a thesis about it and earns a PhD, proudly wearing a graduation cap (宀).

勾

gòu = g + ou4

see 勾當|勾当[gou4 dang4]

构

搆

gòu = g + ou4

variant of 構|构[gou4] / (Tw) (coll.) variant of 夠|够[gou4] / to reach by stretching

构 = 勾 + 木 : Guy Fawkes (g) wants to measure the crystal structure (构) of the Christmas tree (木) in the outhouse's bathroom (ou4), so he first draws a comic (勾) to find which would be the optimal crystallization superstructure.

构

構

gòu = g + ou4

to construct / to form / to make up / to compose / literary composition / paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)

购

購

gòu = g + ou4

to buy / to purchase

购 = 勾 + 贝 : The crab (贝) is buying (购) Guy Fawkes' (g) cartoons (勾) in the outhouse's bathroom (ou4).

又

yòu = y + ou4

(once) again / also / both... and... / and yet / (used for emphasis) anyway

又 = ㇇ + ㇏ : And once again (又), Maud Younger (y) is preparing for battle. She's donning her boxing glove in the outhouse's bathroom (ou4), puts on a beak (㇇) and plans go give her opponent the finger (㇏).

露

lòu = l + ou4

to show / to reveal / to betray / to expose

救

捄

jiù = ji + ou4

variant of 救[jiu4]

救 = 攵 + 求 : Joan of Arc is using the bathroom in the outhouse just when construction workers are starting to tear the whole place down using sledgehammers without noticing her. Joan of Arc starts to panic and hits a service request bell again and again, hoping that someone will hear it and save her. Unfortunately the sledgehammers are far louder than the bell.