Pinyin final: "ou2"

The Pinyin final "ou2" 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 "ou2" can appear in.

Mnemonics for ou2

In the outhouse's kitchen.

Characters with ou2

ox / cow / bull / CL:條|条[tiao2],頭|头[tou2] / newton (abbr. for 牛頓|牛顿[niu2 dun4]) / (slang) awesome

= 𠂉 + : A bull has been locked to a big cross in the outhouse's kitchen, and Nefertiti has the key. She promises to free the bull if he pledges allegiance to her leadership.
to follow / from / because of; due to / by; via; through / (before a noun and a verb) it is for ... to ...
to follow / from / because of / due to / by / via / through / (before a noun and a verb) it is for ... to ...

= + : Mnemonic symbol: 自由古巴, a cuba libre. The character 由 itself even looks like a cuba libre.

Maud Younger (y) is taking part in a charity auction in the outhouse's kitchen (ou2). She is auctioning the dinosaur bone (丨) next to her and is speaking into a microphone (曰). In the other hand she is holding a cuba libre (由), and she is already quite drunk.
arable fields / cultivated field / class / category

= + 寿 : Charlie Chaplin (ch) has several fields (田) in the outhouse's kitchen (ou2) where he grows longevity peaches (寿). Each year he classifies (畴) his fields into arable (畴) and non-arable fields using category theory (畴).
prisoner

= + : In the 18th century Neanderthal men (人) were kept like prisoners (囚) in plastic enclosures (囗) in the outhouse's kitchen (ou2).
"lid" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 8)

= + : Mnemonic symbol: 亠 looks like a beret. Tecumseh (t) is killing time in the Outhouse's kitchen (ou2) by playing a game. His goal is to blow a petal leaf (丶) into a beret (亠) by blowing air through a flute (一).
to worry about

= + : Charlie Chaplin (ch) is swinging so high on the swing (秋) in the outhouse's kitchen (ou2) that he worries (愁) about his heart (心) jumping out of his chest.
hatred / animosity / enmity / foe / enemy / to feel animosity toward (the wealthy, foreigners etc)

= + : Rosa Luxemburg (亻) and the Queen of Hearts (qi) are now companions and float on cloud nine (九) through the outhouse's kitchen (ou2). Rosa's former lover Charlie Chaplin (ch), however, is their hatred enemy (仇).
surname Qiu
spouse / companion
variant of 仇[chou2]

= + : Rosa Luxemburg (亻) and the Queen of Hearts (qi) are now companions and float on cloud nine (九) through the outhouse's kitchen (ou2). Rosa's former lover Charlie Chaplin (ch), however, is their hatred enemy (仇).
variant of 仇[chou2]

= + : Rosa Luxemburg (亻) and the Queen of Hearts (qi) are now companions and float on cloud nine (九) through the outhouse's kitchen (ou2). Rosa's former lover Charlie Chaplin (ch), however, is their hatred enemy (仇).
axis / axle / spool (for thread) / roller (for scrolls) / classifier for calligraphy rolls etc

= + : James II of England's (zh) cabriolet (车) broke down in the outhouse's kitchen (ou2) because an axle (轴) broke. Not being a very technical person, James tries to mix a Cuba libre (由) and use that as a replacement for the broken axle.
(classical) a type of battle-ax / to kill / to slaughter

= + : Mnemonic symbol: 刘三姐, third sister Liu.

Li Qingzhao and Liu Sanjie are fighting for the title "artist of the universe" in the outhouse's kitchen. Their weapons: each one has a knife, and a thick book of her respective works to use as a shield.
surname Liu

= + : Mnemonic symbol: 刘三姐, third sister Liu.

Li Qingzhao and Liu Sanjie are fighting for the title "artist of the universe" in the outhouse's kitchen. Their weapons: each one has a knife, and a thick book of her respective works to use as a shield.
dense / crowded / thick / many

= + : Charlie Chaplin (ch) is eating a bowl of cereals (禾) in the outhouse's kitchen (ou2). His cereals consist of densely (稠) packed tiny hula hoops (周) made from sugar.
to seek / to look for / to request / to demand / to beseech

= : In the outhouse's kitchen, the Queen of Hearts sees a diamond ring and wants to have it immediately. Determined she rings the service bell endlessly to request the immediate handover.

= : Mnemonic symbol: a service request bell. You know, the kind you find in a hotel on a service counter.
ball / sphere / globe / CL:個|个[ge4] / ball game / match / CL:場|场[chang3]

= + : Martin Luther King and the Queen of Hearts are playing with a globe beach ball in the outhouse's kitchen. They put a service request bell just between them and bounce their beach ball off of it with a loud "DING".
chip (in gambling) / token (for counting) / ticket / to prepare / to plan / to raise (funds) / resource / means

= + 寿 : Charlie Chaplin (ch) is gambling in the outhouse's kitchen (ou2). He already lost a couple of longevity peach buns (寿), and his debt is engraved on a bamboo stick (⺮) which serves as token for counting (筹). To win his longevity peach buns back he devises a strategy: he plans (筹) to use crowd funding (筹) to make up for his loss.
chip (in gambling); token (for counting); ticket / to prepare; to plan; to raise (funds) / resource; way; means