Pinyin "gua3"
In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "gua3" is split up into two parts: "gu" and "a3". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.
Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "gu"
Gu is for Gitta Giraffe.
Mnemonics for Pinyin final "a3"
In the ashram's living room.
Characters pronounced gua3
few / scant / widowed
寡
=
宀
+
丆
+
且
+
分
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After graduation, Gitta Giraffe (gu) chose to go into solidarity (寡) in the ashram's living room (a3). Day in, day out she has to stack wind wheels (丆) into shelves (且) in order for them to be shipped out. Next to her is a stopwatch (分) counting down the time she has to finish each rack, and her graduation cap (宀) carelessly thrown into a corner.