Pinyin "ba4"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "ba4" is split up into two parts: "b" and "a4". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.

Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "b"

B is for Beelzebub.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "a4"

In the ashram's bathroom.

Characters pronounced ba4

伯

bà = b + a4

variant of 霸[ba4]

坝

壩

bà = b + a4

dam / dike; embankment / CL:條|条[tiao2]

坝

壩

bà = b + a4

dam / dike / embankment / CL:條|条[tiao2]

坝 = 土 + 贝 : The crab (贝) wants to use the ashram's bathroom (a4), but Beelzebub (b) built a dike (坝) made out of dirt (土) and the crab is unable to overcome the dike.

罢

罷

bà = b + a4

to stop / to cease / to dismiss / to suspend / to quit / to finish

罢 = 去 + 罒 : Beelzebub (b) is on a strike (罢) in the ashram's bathroom (a4). He is not a Sissy though, so he locked his arms in a concrete barrel (去) hanging right under the floor in a net (罒) so he is hard to get at. He will shout at anyone who wants to use the toilet until his demands are fulfilled.

爸

bà = b + a4

father / dad / pa / papa

爸 = 父 + 巴 : Father Time (父) took away Beelzebub's (b) lollipop (巴) in the Anchor Inn's bathroom (a4) and is now licking it himself (look closely: 爸). He says four utterly surprising words to Beelzebub: "I am your father (爸)". Beelzebub cries and falls down a long air ventilation shaft.

把

bà = b + a4

handle

霸

bà = b + a4

hegemon / tyrant / lord / feudal chief / to rule by force / to usurp / (in modern advertising) master

霸 = 䩗 + 雨 : As it started to rain (雨) in the ashram's bathroom (a4) Beelzebub (b) covered the moon (䩗) with a cow's hide (䩗) so that it doesn't get wet, but soon a mean tyrant (霸) came by and stole the cow's hide.

霸

覇

bà = b + a4

variant of 霸[ba4]