Pinyin final: "ou3"
The Pinyin final "ou3" 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 "ou3" can appear in.
Mnemonics for ou3
In the outhouse's living room.
Prompt snippets
Background: a cozy and small living room in a blue plastic outhouse with blue plastic walls and a dark plastic floor. A small armchair, rug, and battery-powered lamp give it an oddly cozy charm. There is a very old and tiny TV in one corner.
Characters with ou3
shameful / ugly / disgraceful
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clown / 2nd earthly branch: 1-3 a.m., 12th solar month (6th January to 3rd February), year of the Ox / ancient Chinese compass point: 30°
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mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls
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(long) time / (long) duration of time
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moxibustion (TCM)
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(dialect) to look at
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old variant of 瞅[chou3]
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to walk / to go / to run / to move (of vehicle) / to visit / to leave / to go away / to die (euph.) / from / through / away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走[che4 zou3]) / to change (shape, form, meaning)
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to have; there is / (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3 yi4] intentional)
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nine / 9
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to negate / to deny / not
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to guard / to defend / to keep watch / to abide by the law / to observe (rules or ritual) / nearby / adjoining
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to roar / to howl / to shriek / roar or howl of an animal / bellow of rage
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head / chief / first (occasion, thing etc) / classifier for poems, songs etc
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old variant of 某[mou3]
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steep / precipitous / abrubtly / suddenly / unexpectedly
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hand / (formal) to hold / person engaged in certain types of work / person skilled in certain types of work / personal(ly) / convenient / classifier for skill / CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]
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"hand" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 64), occurring in 提, 把, 打 etc
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