Pinyin "po1"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "po1" is split up into two parts: "p" and "o1". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.

Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "p"

P is for Pinocchio.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "o1"

In front of the observatory.

Characters pronounced po1

坡
po̅ = p + o1
slope / CL:個|个[ge4] / sloping / slanted
坡 = 土 + 皮 : Pinocchio (p) is out for a walk in front of the observatory (o1). He thinks that the ground is slanted (坡), but in fact somebody but some clay (土) into his leather shoes (皮) and so it is him who is sloping (坡).
颇
頗
po̅ = p + o1
surname Po / Taiwan pr. [Po3]
颇 = 皮 + 页 : Pinocchio (p) lost one of his tall leather shoes (皮) in front of the observatory (o1), so he folded a sheet of paper (页) into a new one. The shoe gets wet soon and collapses, so Pinocchio is standing quite (颇) slanted (颇).
颇
頗
po̅ = p + o1
rather / quite / considerably / oblique / inclined / slanting / Taiwan pr. [po3]
颇 = 皮 + 页 : Pinocchio (p) lost one of his tall leather shoes (皮) in front of the observatory (o1), so he folded a sheet of paper (页) into a new one. The shoe gets wet soon and collapses, so Pinocchio is standing quite (颇) slanted (颇).
泼
潑
po̅ = p + o1
to splash / to spill / rough and coarse / brutish
泼 = 发 + 氵 : Pinocchio (p) celebrates 泼水节 in front of the observatory (o1). He dips his long hair (发) into a bottle of water (氵) and shakes his head after pulling his hair out again, thereby splashing (泼) water on everybody nearby.
泊
po̅ = p + o1
lake / Taiwan pr. [bo2]
泊 = 氵 + 白 : Pinocchio (p) found a way to take observatory. He created a lake (泊) around the castle and in front of it (o1) by pouring out bottled water (氵), and the castle's inhabitants can just wave their white flag (白).
陂
po̅ = p + o1
rugged / uneven
钋
釙
po̅ = p + o1
polonium (chemistry) / Taiwan pr. [po4]
酦
醱
po̅ = p + o1
to ferment alcohol / Taiwan pr. [po4]