Pinyin final: "ao4"

The Pinyin final "ao4" is used in the second half of Pinyin syllables. In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the second half of a Pinyin syllable is always represented by a location. You can visit the Pinyin index to see all Pinyin syllables from this mnemonic group, or to see all Pinyin syllables "ao4" can appear in.

Mnemonics for ao4

In the aorta's bathroom.

Characters with ao4

操
cào = c + ao4
variant of 肏[cao4]
噪
zào = z + ao4
the chirping of birds or insects / noise / clamor / buzzing / disturbance
噪 = 口 + 喿 : Zorro (z) finds the cuckoo clock (喿) in the aorta's bathroom (ao4) makes a lot of noise (噪), so he jams the cuckoo's opening shut with a mandarin (口).
噪
譟
zào = z + ao4
variant of 噪[zao4]
噪 = 口 + 喿 : Zorro (z) finds the cuckoo clock (喿) in the aorta's bathroom (ao4) makes a lot of noise (噪), so he jams the cuckoo's opening shut with a mandarin (口).
噪
zào = z + ao4
(literary) (of birds or insects) to chirp / (bound form) to make a cacophonous noise
燥
zào = z + ao4
dry / parched / impatient
燥 = 喿 + 火 : Zorro (z) suffers from constipation (燥) in the aorta's bathroom (ao4), so he concocts a traditional Chinese medicine. He puts a cuckoo's clock (喿) in a desiccator (燥) and starts a fire (火) under it to dry (燥) the clock.
躁
zào = z + ao4
hot-tempered / impatient
躁 = ⻊ + 喿 : A loud cuckoo clock (喿) wakes up Zorro (z) in the aorta's bathroom (ao4) after he drunkenly fell asleep there. Zorro reacts very hot-tempered (躁) by throwing his cowboy boot (⻊) at the clock and ruining it.
躁
zào = z + ao4
impatient; hot-tempered
臊
sào = s + ao4
shame / bashfulness / to shame / to humiliate
落
lào = l + ao4
colloquial reading for 落[luo4] in certain compounds
轿
轎
jiào = ji + ao4
sedan chair / palanquin / litter
冃
mào = m + ao4
old variant of 帽[mao4] / hat / cap
冃 = 冂 + 二 : A basecap. Mahatma Gandhi is looking at a map (冂) in the aorta's bathroom (ao4). There is a sign clearly stating that for hygienic reasons the map is not to be touched, but Mahatma Gandhi touches it anyway and gets shocked immediately by an attached capacitor (二). He gets shocked so terribly that his basecap (冃) jumps off of his head.
冒
mào = m + ao4
to emit / to give off / to send out (or up, forth) / to brave / to face / reckless / to falsely adopt (sb's identity etc) / to feign / (literary) to cover
冒 = 冃 + 目 : Mahatma Gandhi (m) caught a cold (冒) and as he sneezes ("冒") in the aorta's bathroom (ao4), he sneezes so vividly that he sneezes off the eye of providence's (目) basecap (冃) of its head.
冒
冐
mào = m + ao4
old variant of 冒[mao4]
冒 = 冃 + 目 : Mahatma Gandhi (m) caught a cold (冒) and as he sneezes ("冒") in the aorta's bathroom (ao4), he sneezes so vividly that he sneezes off the eye of providence's (目) basecap (冃) of its head.
冒
mào = m + ao4
surname Mao
冒 = 冃 + 目 : Mahatma Gandhi (m) caught a cold (冒) and as he sneezes ("冒") in the aorta's bathroom (ao4), he sneezes so vividly that he sneezes off the eye of providence's (目) basecap (冃) of its head.
帽
mào = m + ao4
hat / cap
帽 = 冒 + 巾 : Mahatma Gandhi (m) caught a cold (冒) and so he wraps his body into a towel (巾) in the aorta's bathroom (ao4). He uses another towel as a hat (帽) using it like a turban (帽).
帽
㡌
mào = m + ao4
old variant of 帽[mao4]
帽 = 冒 + 巾 : Mahatma Gandhi (m) caught a cold (冒) and so he wraps his body into a towel (巾) in the aorta's bathroom (ao4). He uses another towel as a hat (帽) using it like a turban (帽).
绕
遶
rào = r + ao4
variant of 繞|绕[rao4], to rotate around / to spiral / to move around / to go round (an obstacle) / to by-pass / to make a detour
绕 = 尧 + 纟 : Robinson Crusoe (r) and the silk worm (纟) want to pay their respect to Tang Yao (尧), so they coil up (绕) the silkworm's silk in the aorta's bathroom (ao4) to manufacture some fine clothes for Tang Yao while he waits for them to be finished.
绕
繞
rào = r + ao4
to wind / to coil (thread) / to rotate around / to spiral / to move around / to go round (an obstacle) / to by-pass / to make a detour / to confuse / to perplex
绕 = 尧 + 纟 : Robinson Crusoe (r) and the silk worm (纟) want to pay their respect to Tang Yao (尧), so they coil up (绕) the silkworm's silk in the aorta's bathroom (ao4) to manufacture some fine clothes for Tang Yao while he waits for them to be finished.
翘
翹
qiào = qi + ao4
to stick up / to rise on one end / to tilt
翘 = 尧 + 羽 : The Queen of Hearts (qi) and Tang Yao (尧) are happily playing on a see-saw (翘) in the aorta's bathroom (ao4). To tilt (翘) the see-saw they are waving with feathers (羽) to create enough momentum.
耗
hào = h + ao4
to waste / to spend / to consume / to squander / news / (coll.) to delay / to dilly-dally
耗 = 毛 + 耒 : Hamlet (h) got the task to drive a plow (耒) through a lot of hair (毛) in the aorta's bathroom (ao4). He thinks that it is just a waste (耗) of gasoline (油耗) because it requires a lot of time and energy (耗时耗力), but he does it anyway.