Pinyin final: "a2"

The Pinyin final "a2" 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 "a2" can appear in.

Mnemonics for a2

In the ashram's kitchen.

Characters with a2

咱
zá = z + a2
see 咱[zan2]
查
chá = ch + a2
to research / to check / to investigate / to examine / to refer to / to look up (e.g. a word in a dictionary)
查 = 旦 + 木 : Mnemonic symbol: a detective.
查 = 旦 + 木 : Just inside the ashram's kitchen, the detective is investigating a passed out Charlie Chaplin who's lying under a Christmas tree. Could it have something to do with the big empty mug which was formerly filled with glühwein?
麻
má = m + a2
surname Ma
麻 = 广 + 林 : Mahatma Gandhi (m) is busy deploying Christmas Trees (林) in the ashram's kitchen (a2). He attaches each of the small forest's (林) trees to a parachute (广) using flax fiber (麻) and then throws them towards their destination.
麻
má = m + a2
generic name for hemp, flax etc / hemp or flax fiber for textile materials / sesame / CL:縷|缕[lü3] / (of materials) rough or coarse / pocked / pitted / to have pins and needles or tingling / to feel numb
麻 = 广 + 林 : Mahatma Gandhi (m) is busy deploying Christmas Trees (林) in the ashram's kitchen (a2). He attaches each of the small forest's (林) trees to a parachute (广) using flax fiber (麻) and then throws them towards their destination.
麻
蔴
má = m + a2
variant of 麻[ma2] / hemp
麻 = 广 + 林 : Mahatma Gandhi (m) is busy deploying Christmas Trees (林) in the ashram's kitchen (a2). He attaches each of the small forest's (林) trees to a parachute (广) using flax fiber (麻) and then throws them towards their destination.
嘛
má = m + a2
used in 唵嘛呢叭咪吽[an3 ma2 ni2 ba1 mi1 hong1] / (Tw) (coll.) what?
辖
轄
xiá = xi + a2
linchpin (used to fasten a wheel to an axle) / (bound form) to govern; to have jurisdiction over
辖
轄
xiá = xi + a2
to govern / to control / having jurisdiction over / linchpin of a wheel (archaic) / noise of a barrow
辖 = 害 + 车 : Marie Curie (xi) and Calamity Jane (害) are ruling the country (辖) from their cabriolet (车) as they drive out of the ashram's kitchen (a2).
豁
huá = hu + a2
to play Chinese finger-guessing game
炸
zhá = zh + a2
to deep fry / Taiwan pr. [zha4]
炸 = 乍 + 火 : James II of England (zh) is deep frying (炸) his Mohawk haircut (乍) in the ashram's kitchen (a2), but then suddenly his Mohawk catches fire (火) and he runs into the bathroom.
杂
雜
zá = z + a2
mixed / miscellaneous / various / to mix
杂 = 九 + 朩 : Zorro (z) discovers that a sewage pipe (朩) broke just inside the ashram's kitchen (a2), and a weird mix (杂) of different smells comes out. It is in fact a cloud nine (九) which involves at least nine mixed smells.
杂
襍
zá = z + a2
variant of 雜|杂[za2]
杂 = 九 + 朩 : Zorro (z) discovers that a sewage pipe (朩) broke just inside the ashram's kitchen (a2), and a weird mix (杂) of different smells comes out. It is in fact a cloud nine (九) which involves at least nine mixed smells.
夹
夾
jiá = ji + a2
double-layered / lined (garment)
夹
裌
jiá = ji + a2
variant of 夾|夹[jia2]
峡
峽
xiá = xi + a2
gorge
峡 = 夹 + 山 : Marie Curie (xi) is gorging (峡) on sandwiches (夹) in the ashram's kitchen (a2). She opens her mouth as wide as a gorge (峡) and puts the sandwiches in her mouth using a big fork (山).
侠
俠
xiá = xi + a2
knight-errant / brave and chivalrous / hero / heroic
侠 = 亻 + 夹 : Marie Curie (xi) decided to become a knight errant (侠). In the ashram's kitchen (a2) Rosa Luxemburg (亻) gives her a sandwich (夹) for her journeys and says goodbye to her.
么
麼
má = m + a2
exclamatory final particle
虾
蝦
há = h + a2
see 蝦蟆|虾蟆[ha2 ma5]
颊
頰
jiá = ji + a2
cheeks
颊 = 夹 + 页 : Joan of Arc (ji) prepares a sandwich (夹) for later in the ashram's kitchen (a2). First she wraps the sandwich in sheets of paper (页), then she stores it in her cheeks (颊) like a hamster.
达
達
dá = d + a2
surname Da
达 = 大 + 辶 : Mnemonic symbol: signing of an agreement which has been reached.
达 = 大 + 辶 : Just inside the ashram's kitchen, the robot and Don Quixote have reached an agreement and are just about to sign it. They agreed that in their home the lighthouse, they won't wear normal shoes but only gladiator sandals.