Pinyin initial: "b"

The Pinyin initial "b" is used in the first half of Pinyin syllables. In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, "b" belongs to the group of Pinyin initials which are represented in mnemonics by men. You can visit the Pinyin index to see all Pinyin syllables from this mnemonic group, or to see all Pinyin syllables "b" can appear in.

Mnemonics for b

B is for Beelzebub.

Characters with b

勹
ba̅o = b + ao1
archaic variant of 包[bao1]
勹 = 丿 + ㇆ : 勹 looks like an elephant: 丿 looks like the edge of the ear and ㇆ looks like the head and trunk.

Beelzebub (b) rides an elephant in front of the aorta (ao1), turning the soil with a plow (㇆). Lots of bananas (丿) are revealed in the turned earth.
白
bái = b + ai2
white / snowy / pure / bright / empty / blank / plain / clear / to make clear / in vain / gratuitous / free of charge / reactionary / anti-communist / funeral / to stare coldly / to write wrong character / to state / to explain / vernacular / spoken lines in opera
白 = 丶 + 日 : Mnemonic symbol: a white flag. The sun (日) is waving with a white (白) flag (白) in the airplane's kitchen (ai2) while Beelzebub (b) is beating them with a big petal leaf (丶).
百
bǎi = b + ai3
hundred / numerous / all kinds of
百 = 一 + 白 : Mnemonic symbol: a one hundred 元 bill.

Beelzebub (b) enjoys preparing to allure mortals. In the airplane's living room (ai3) he's waving a flute (一) as a magic wand and enchanting one hundred white flags (白) to look like one hundred (百) one hundred 元 bills (百).
卜
蔔
bo = b + o5
see 蘿蔔|萝卜[luo2 bo5]
卑
be̅i = b + ei1
low / base / vulgar / inferior / humble
卑 = 白 + 丿 + 十 : Mnemonic symbol: the Alps, 阿尔卑斯.

Beelzebub (b) was racing to arrive at the top of the Alps (卑) in front of the Eiffel Tower (ei1), but he slips on a banana peel (丿), tumbles all the way back to the foot of the mountain and has to wave his white flag (白) as another team sets up their cross (十) on the Alps. At the bottom of the Alps, Beelzebub feels extremely humble (卑) as he watches the huge mountains.
八
ba̅ = b + a1
eight; 8
八 = 丿 + ㇏ : Mnemonic symbol: an eight-ball.

Beelzebub (b-) wants to find new ways to lure people into playing pool billiard. To this end he is meditating on top of an eight-ball (八) in front of the Ashram (a1). He uses a finger (㇏) and a banana (丿) as incense to create the right atmosphere.
本
běn = b + (e)n3
root / stem / origin / source / this / the current / original / inherent / originally / classifier for books, periodicals, files etc
本 = 一 + 木 : Beelzebub (b) finds a Christmas tree (木) in the encampment ((e)n3) and feels like eating its roots (本). He uses a flute (一) to chop the roots right off.
柏
栢
bǎi = b + ai3
variant of 柏[bai3]
柏
bó = b + o2
(used for transcribing names)
柏
bǎi = b + ai3
cedar / cypress / Taiwan pr. [bo2]
柏 = 木 + 白 : Beelzebub (b) is approaching a cedar (柏) in the airplane (ai3) to use it as a Christmas tree (木) in hell, so the cedar is waving with a white flag (白) in terror.
柏
bò = b + o4
variant of 檗[bo4]
叭
ba̅ = b + a1
denote a sound or sharp noise (gunfire etc)
叭 = 八 + 口 : Beelzebub (b) is firing eight-balls (八) at mandarins (口) in front of the ashram (a1) just because he likes the sound (叭) of the gunfire and of the eight-balls crushing the mandarins.
棒
bàng = b + ang4
stick / club / cudgel / smart / capable / strong / wonderful / classifier for legs of a relay race
棒 = 奉 + 木 : A baseball player has to serve (奉) Beelzebub (b) and listen to his every command. In anglepod's bathroom (ang4) Beelzebub orders him to cut down a Christmas tree (木) using his baseball bat (棒).
办
辦
bàn = b + an4
to do / to manage / to handle / to go about / to run / to set up / to deal with
办 = 八 + 力 : Beelzebub wants to start a business (开办) in the anthill's bathroom. He sets up a vending machine which, upon the push of a power button, sells eight-balls.
保
bǎo = b + ao3
to defend; to protect; to keep / to guarantee; to ensure / civil administration unit in the baojia 保甲[bao3 jia3] system (old)
保 = 亻 + 呆 : Mnemonic symbol: a safe.

In the aorta (ao3), the fool (呆) and Rosa Luxemburg (亻) unite their forces to protect (保) the world and try to lock Beelzebub (b) in a safe (保).
保
bǎo = b + ao3
Bulgaria / Bulgarian / abbr. for 保加利亞|保加利亚[Bao3 jia1 li4 ya4]
伯
bǎi = b + ai3
one hundred (old)
伯
bó = b + o2
father's elder brother / senior / paternal elder uncle / eldest of brothers / respectful form of address / Count, third of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]
伯 = 亻 + 白 : Rosa Luxemburg and her eldest brother Mikolaj are driving Beelzebub out of the observatory. In the kitchen, he waves with a white flag in defeat.
伯
bà = b + a4
variant of 霸[ba4]
堡
bǎo = b + ao3
an earthwork / castle / position of defense / stronghold / used in place names, often as phonetic bao for "burg" or "bad"
堡 = 保 + 土 : Beelzebub (b) created a new olace for his valuables. Inside of the aorta (ao3) he built a sand castle (堡). In the center of the castle (堡) there is a heap of clay (土) on which a safe (保) is resting.