Pinyin "kuo4"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "kuo4" is split up into two parts: "ku" and "o4". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.

Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "ku"

K is for Karl Koala.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "o4"

In the observatory's bathroom.

Characters pronounced kuo4

适

kuò = ku + o4

see 李适[Li3 Kuo4]

廓

kuò = ku + o4

big / empty / open

廓 = 广 + 郭 : Karl Koala (ku) is practicing his skydiving skills in the observatory's bathroom (o4). He set up a big (廓), open (廓) ring of outer city walls (郭) which he tries to land in when he jumps from the ceiling with his parachute (广) on.

括

kuò = ku + o4

to enclose / to include / also pr. [gua1]

括 = 扌 + 舌 : Karl Koala (ku) has a little bit of a situation in the observatory's bathroom (o4). The situation involves (括) a toy claw (扌) and his tongue (舌).

扩

擴

kuò = ku + o4

to enlarge

扩 = 广 + 扌 : Karl Koala (ku) wants to enlarge (扩) his parachute (广) in the observatory's bathroom (o4), so he stretches it with two toy claws (扌).

阔

闊

kuò = ku + o4

rich / wide / broad

阔 = 活 + 门 : Karl Koala (ku) wants to live a rich (阔) and wide (阔) life (活). To this end he installs a wide (阔) magical trap door (门) in the observatory's bathroom (o4) which will lead him to wide landscapes.

阔

濶

kuò = ku + o4

variant of 闊|阔[kuo4]