Pinyin "fou3"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "fou3" is split up into two parts: "f" and "ou3". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.

Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "f"

F is for Frankenstein's Monster.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "ou3"

In the outhouse's living room.

Characters pronounced fou3

否
fǒu = f + ou3
to negate / to deny / not
否 = 不 + 口 : Somebody took a bite of a mandarin (口) in the outhouse (ou3), although the mandarin is an important piece of art and there was a big forbidden sign (不) hanging over it. Frankenstein's Monster (f) is one of the suspects, but he denies (否) To give any comment (否).
缶
fǒu = f + ou3
pottery
缶 = 午 + 山 : Frankenstein's Monster (f) is showing off his art skills right in the middle of the outhouse (ou3). He prepared some pottery (缶) to look at, but that's not all: when the bell tolls at noon, he takes a fork (山) and eats his pottery for lunch (午) as the central element of his art performance.