Pinyin "mao1"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "mao1" is split up into two parts: "m" and "ao1". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.

Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "m"

M is for Mahatma Gandhi.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "ao1"

In front of the aorta.

Characters pronounced mao1

猫

貓

ma̅o = m + ao1

cat / CL:隻|只[zhi1] / (dialect) to hide oneself / (coll.) modem

猫 = 犭 + 苗 : Mahatma Gandhi (m) set up a very nice field of sprouts (苗) in front of the aorta (ao1) as a peace symbol, but it is all ruined by a dachshund (犭) and a cat (猫) who are chasing each other and destroying the sprouts.