Pinyin final: "a4"
The Pinyin final "a4" 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 "a4" can appear in.
Mnemonics for a4
In the ashram's bathroom.
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Characters with a4
fork in road / bifurcation / branch in road, river, mountain range etc / to branch off / to turn off / to diverge / to stray (from the path) / to change the subject / to interrupt / to stagger (times)
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Taiwan pr. used in 夾生|夹生[jia1 sheng1] and 夾竹桃|夹竹桃[jia1 zhu2 tao2]
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hot (spicy) / pungent / (of chili pepper, raw onions etc) to sting / to burn
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old variant of 辣[la4]
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old variant of 下[xia4]
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Buddhist monastery, temple or shrine (abbr. for 剎多羅|刹多罗[cha4 duo1 luo2], Sanskrit "ksetra")
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to wrap / kerchief / handkerchief / headscarf / pascal (SI unit)
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hair / Taiwan pr. [fa3]
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to make into / to change into / -ization / to ... -ize / to transform / abbr. for 化學|化学[hua4 xue2]
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Mt Hua 華山|华山 in Shaanxi / surname Hua
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(of a woman) to marry / to marry off a daughter / to shift (blame etc)
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to stop / to cease / to dismiss / to suspend / to quit / to finish
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interjection or grunt of agreement / uhm / Ah, OK / expression of recognition / Oh, it's you!
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to step across / to stride over / to straddle / to span
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to harness / to draw (a cart etc) / to drive / to pilot / to sail / to ride / your good self / prefixed word denoting respect (polite 敬辭|敬辞[jing4 ci2])
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to scold / to abuse / to curse / CL:通[tong4],頓|顿[dun4]
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variant of 罵|骂[ma4]
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