Pinyin "huo1"
In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "huo1" is split up into two parts: "hu" and "o1". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.
Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "hu"
Hu is for Helga Horse.
Mnemonics for Pinyin final "o1"
In front of the observatory.
Characters pronounced huo1
opening / stake all / sacrifice / crack / slit
(coll.) to slit with a knife / (variant of 耠[huo1]) hoe / to loosen soil with a hoe
to shovel
a hoe / to hoe / to loosen the soil with a hoe / Taiwan pr. [he2]
(metalwork) to ream / to countersink / to counterbore / Taiwan pr. [huo4]