Pinyin initial: "p"

The Pinyin initial "p" is used in the first half of Pinyin syllables. In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, "p" 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 "p" can appear in.

Mnemonics for p

P is for Pinocchio.

Characters with p

(onom.) bang

= + : Pinocchio (p) is playing table tennis (乓) in front of the anglepod (ang1). The table is standing on a huge mound (丘), and only the right half of the table and the mound can be seen. Pinocchio uses a petal leaf (丶) as table tennis bat.
to hope for / to long for / to expect

= + : Pinocchio (p) has been occupying the anthill's toilet (an4) for quite some time now, and the Eye of Providence (目) seriously hopes (盼) for Pinocchio to finish soon. The Eye of Providence is already looking at a stop watch (分) to see how long Pinocchio actually blocked the toilet, but it expects him to come out any minute (分) now.
Celtis sinensis var. japonica
friend

= : Mnemonic symbol: a pair of slippers.

Pinocchio (p) wants to make friends (朋) with the moon (月) in the engine's kitchen ((e)ng2). To appear cuter, he put up a pair of slippers (朋) to his head which look like two big, cute ears.
shed / canopy / shack

= + : Pinocchio (p) wakes up and sticks his head out of his shack (棚) in the engine's kitchen ((e)ng2). He found that Santa Cause left him a brand new pair of slippers (朋) under the Christmas tree (木).
to lie on one's stomach / to lean forward, resting one's upper body (on a desktop etc) / (Tw) percent

= + : Pinocchio (p) is getting hurt by something in his cowboy boot (⻊), so he has to lean forward (趴) to take it off and empty it. Indeed an eight-ball (八) falls out of the cowboy boot as Pinocchio flips it upside-down.
irresolute

= + : Pinocchio (p) wants to sell his black sneakers (彳) on the internet, but he is very irresolute (徘) about how to photograph them. In the airplane's kitchen (ai2) he moves back and forth (徘) to find the best shooting angle until he uses up his last negative (非).
one side / other / different / lateral component of a Chinese character (such as 刂[dao1], 亻[ren2] etc)

= + + : Mnemonic symbol: bourbon, 波旁.

The beast (六) just entered the anglepod (ang2) and got a quest from Pinocchio (p). Pinocchio asked the beast to fit a cooking top (冖) into a square (方). If he succeeds, he'll get a bottle of bourbon (旁), so the beast is jumping on the cooking top madly trying to push it through the square.
to whip / Taiwan pr. [beng4]
bladder
puffed (swollen)
fat / plump

= + : King Solomon (半) and Pinocchio (p) are bragging about how fat (胖) they are in the anglepod's bathroom (ang4). To support their claim they each secretly stuffed a small moon (月) under their shirts.
healthy / at ease
edge / side / boundary / bank (of a river etc) / shore

= + : Pinocchio (p) and King Solomon (半) are negotiating the boundary of their fields (畔) in the anthill's bathroom (an4). King Solomon is very accommodating in that he continues to half (半) his field.
to judge / to sentence / to discriminate / to discern / clearly distinguishable

= + : Pinocchio (p) has to appear before King Solomon (半) for his mischief in the anthill's bathroom (an4). King Solomon judges (判) that Pinocchio should be cut in halves (半) with a kitchen knife (刂). Upon hearing this Pinocchio is telling so many lies that his nose grows and grows, until half (半) of him consists of his nose.
soul / mortal soul, i.e. attached to the body

= + : Pinocchio (p) is being harassed by a demon (鬼) while he uses observatory's bathroom (o4). The demon almost causes Pinocchio's mortal soul (魄) to depart his body, so Pinocchio waves with his white flag (白) as hard as he can to beg for mercy.
to wrap / kerchief / handkerchief / headscarf / pascal (SI unit)

= + : Pinocchio (p) caught a severe cold. In the ashram's bathroom (a4) he prepares a lot of handkerchiefs (帕) by cutting down towels (巾) and white flags (白) into appropriately sized pieces.
variant of 迫[po4] / to persecute / to oppress / embarrassed

= + : Pinocchio (p) is hiding in the observatory's bathroom (o4), but his persecutors are about to break in. Pinocchio blocked the door with a heap of gladiator sandals (辶), but they are about to break through. He is forced (迫) to wave his white flag (白) and give up.
to force / to compel / to approach or go towards / urgent / pressing

= + : Pinocchio (p) is hiding in the observatory's bathroom (o4), but his persecutors are about to break in. Pinocchio blocked the door with a heap of gladiator sandals (辶), but they are about to break through. He is forced (迫) to wave his white flag (白) and give up.
to catch sight of in a doorway (old)