Pinyin final: "ou1"

The Pinyin final "ou1" 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 "ou1" can appear in.

Mnemonics for ou1

In front of the outhouse.

Characters with ou1

丘
qiu̅ = qi + ou1
mound / hillock / grave / classifier for fields
丘 = 丿 + 丨 + 工 : In front of the outhouse, the Queen of Hearts set up a mound for her relatives. She also put a gate in front of it where the two pillars are a banana and a dinosaur bone respectively, and the horizontal beam is a steel beam.
丘
坵
qiu̅ = qi + ou1
variant of 丘[qiu1] / hillock
丘
qiu̅ = qi + ou1
surname Qiu
句
go̅u = g + ou1
variant of 勾[gou1]
秋
qiu̅ = qi + ou1
autumn / fall / harvest time
秋 = 火 + 禾 : The Queen of Hearts (qi) celebrates autumn (秋) by offering sacrifices. She puts a bowl of cereals (禾) onto a swing (秋) and has the cereals swing into a fire (火) in front of the outhouse (ou1).
秋
秌
qiu̅ = qi + ou1
old variant of 秋[qiu1]
秋
鞦
qiu̅ = qi + ou1
see 鞦韆|秋千[qiu1 qian1]
周
zho̅u = zh + ou1
to make a circuit / to circle / circle / circumference / lap / cycle / complete / all / all over / thorough / to help financially
周 = ⺆ + 土 + 口 : Mnemonic symbol: a hula hoop. James II of England (zh) performs in front of the outhouse (ou1): he swings a hula hoop (周), juggles three mandarins (口) and balances a small heap of dirt (土) on his head. He cheated a little bit though, because he stapled the heap of dirt to his wig with a stapler (⺆).
周
zho̅u = zh + ou1
surname Zhou / Zhou Dynasty (1046-256 BC)
周
週
zho̅u = zh + ou1
week / weekly / variant of 周[zhou1]
休
xiu̅ = xi + ou1
to rest / to stop doing sth for a period of time / to cease / (imperative) don't
休 = 亻 + 木 : Rosa Luxemburg took Marie Curie for a long trip to the outhouse, and now Marie Curie is tired. Luckily there's a nice and big Christmas tree in front of the outhouse, so Rosa Luxemburg sets up Marie's folding chair in its shadow to let her rest.
休 = 亻 + 木 : Mnemonic symbol: a folding chair
休
xiu̅ = xi + ou1
surname Xiu
休 = 亻 + 木 : Rosa Luxemburg took Marie Curie for a long trip to the outhouse, and now Marie Curie is tired. Luckily there's a nice and big Christmas tree in front of the outhouse, so Rosa Luxemburg sets up Marie's folding chair in its shadow to let her rest.
休 = 亻 + 木 : Mnemonic symbol: a folding chair
兜
do̅u = d + ou1
pocket / bag / to wrap up or hold in a bag / to move in a circle / to canvas or solicit / to take responsibility for / to disclose in detail / combat armor (old)
兜 = 卬 + 白 + 儿 : Sun Wukong (儿) and Don Quixote (d) are teasing and running in circles (兜) around Erich Honecker (卬) in front of the outhouse (ou1), and he has no other choice but to wave with his white flag (白).
兜
兠
do̅u = d + ou1
old variant of 兜[dou1]
兜 = 卬 + 白 + 儿 : Sun Wukong (儿) and Don Quixote (d) are teasing and running in circles (兜) around Erich Honecker (卬) in front of the outhouse (ou1), and he has no other choice but to wave with his white flag (白).
究
jiu̅ = ji + ou1
after all / to investigate / to study carefully / Taiwan pr. [jiu4]
究 = 九 + 穴 : Joan of Arc (ji) is carefully studying (究) cave paintings (穴) that have appeared over night in front of the outhouse (ou1) using mass spectrometry. She carves off a little of the paintings and puts them in the mass spectrometer. As it emits a huge cloud nine (九), the spectrometer shows on the display that the main component is love.
粥
zho̅u = zh + ou1
congee / gruel / porridge / CL:碗[wan3]
粥 = 弜 + 米 : James II of England (zh) is making rice gruel (粥) by having his army shooting arrows at a sack of rice (米) in front of the outhouse (ou1) using many composite bows (弜).
勾
go̅u = g + ou1
surname Gou
勾 = 勹 + 厶 : The elephant (勹) has Guy Fawkes (g) draw (勾) a cartoon (勾) of him in front of the outhouse (ou1). He told Guy to make his trunk prettier, so instead of a trunk Guy draws a big fake nose (厶).
勾
go̅u = g + ou1
to attract / to arouse / to tick / to strike out / to delineate / to collude / variant of 鉤|钩[gou1], hook
勾 = 勹 + 厶 : The elephant (勹) has Guy Fawkes (g) draw (勾) a cartoon (勾) of him in front of the outhouse (ou1). He told Guy to make his trunk prettier, so instead of a trunk Guy draws a big fake nose (厶).
丩
jiu̅ = ji + ou1
archaic variant of 糾|纠[jiu1]
This one also looks like a fork, but don't mix it up with 山, which is a normal eating fork. This one is more of a roast fork.
收
sho̅u = sh + ou1
to receive / to accept / to collect / to put away / to restrain / to stop / in care of (used on address line after name)
收 = 丩 + 攵 : In front of the outhouse, Sherlock Holmes is proud to receive a honorary sledge hammer for his fine detective work. Everyone is so afraid of him that they hand him the sledge hammer from far away using a roast fork.