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.

Pinyin with a4

à
chà
guà
huà
jià
kuà
qià
shà
shuà
xià
zhà

Mnemonics for a4

In the ashram's bathroom.

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Characters with a4

chà = ch + 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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jià = ji + a4
Taiwan pr. used in 夾生|夹生[jia1 sheng1] and 夾竹桃|夹竹桃[jia1 zhu2 tao2]
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= l + a4
hot (spicy) / pungent / (of chili pepper, raw onions etc) to sting / to burn
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= l + a4
xià = xi + a4
old variant of 下[xia4]
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chà = ch + a4
Buddhist monastery, temple or shrine (abbr. for 剎多羅|刹多罗[cha4 duo1 luo2], Sanskrit "ksetra")
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= l + a4
= n + a4
= p + a4
to wrap / kerchief / handkerchief / headscarf / pascal (SI unit)
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= f + a4
huà = hu + a4
to make into / to change into / -ization / to ... -ize / to transform / abbr. for 化學|化学[hua4 xue2]
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huà = hu + a4
Mt Hua 華山|华山 in Shaanxi / surname Hua
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jià = ji + a4
(of a woman) to marry / to marry off a daughter / to shift (blame etc)
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= b + a4
to stop / to cease / to dismiss / to suspend / to quit / to finish
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à = Ø + a4
interjection or grunt of agreement / uhm / Ah, OK / expression of recognition / Oh, it's you!
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kuà = ku + a4
to step across / to stride over / to straddle / to span
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jià = ji + a4
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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jià = ji + a4
= m + a4
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= m + a4