Pinyin final: "a3"

The Pinyin final "a3" 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 "a3" can appear in.

Mnemonics for a3

In the ashram's living room.

Characters with a3

哑

啞

yǎ = y + a3

mute; dumb; incapable of speech / (of a voice) hoarse; husky / (of a bullet, bomb etc) dud

哑

啞

yǎ = y + a3

dumb / mute / hoarse / husky / unexploded (of artillery shell etc)

哑 = 亚 + 口 : Maud Younger (y) is having the worst lunch of her life in the ashram (a3). It consists of a rotten mandarin (口) and sour mapo doufu (亚). After finishing her lunch she is so disgusted that she turns mute (哑) for several days.

鳎

鰨

tǎ = t + a3

sole (fish)

蚂

螞

mǎ = m + a3

ant

尕

gǎ = g + a3

little (dialect)

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