Pinyin final: "ao1"

The Pinyin final "ao1" 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 "ao1" can appear in.

Mnemonics for ao1

In front of the aorta.

Characters with ao1

幺
么
ya̅o = y + ao1
youngest / most junior / tiny / one (unambiguous spoken form when spelling out numbers, esp. on telephone or in military) / one or ace on dice or dominoes / variant of 吆[yao1], to shout
幺 = 厶 : Maud Younger is going to a poker tournament in the aorta. Before she enters, she hides an ace in her fake nose in front of the aorta.
幺 = 厶 : Mnemonic symbol from 幺点, ace: an ace card.
幺
么
ya̅o = y + ao1
surname Yao
要
ya̅o = y + ao1
(bound form) to demand; to coerce
要
ya̅o = y + ao1
to demand / to request / to coerce
腰
ya̅o = y + ao1
waist / lower back / pocket / middle / loins
腰 = 月 + 要 : Maud Younger (y) is teaching the moon (月) how to dance in front of the aorta (ao1). She tells him again and again that he absolutely has to (要) use his hips (腰) more, as it is very important (要).
郊
jia̅o = ji + ao1
surname Jiao
郊 = 交 + 阝 : Joan of Arc (ji), the emperor (阝) and Linus Pauling (交) all live in a flat share in the suburbs (郊) in front of the aorta (ao1).
郊
jia̅o = ji + ao1
suburbs / outskirts
郊 = 交 + 阝 : Joan of Arc (ji), the emperor (阝) and Linus Pauling (交) all live in a flat share in the suburbs (郊) in front of the aorta (ao1).
飘
飄
pia̅o = pi + ao1
to float
飘 = 票 + 风 : The aorta has become a world heritage site and now one has to purchase a very expensive ticket (票) to enter. Pocahontas (pi) got a ticket, and in front of the aorta (ao1) she's looking for it, but she cannot find it. It is because the wind (风) blew it away, and now it is floating (飘) on the water of a puddle right next to her.
飘
飃
pia̅o = pi + ao1
variant of 飄|飘[piao1]
飘 = 票 + 风 : The aorta has become a world heritage site and now one has to purchase a very expensive ticket (票) to enter. Pocahontas (pi) got a ticket, and in front of the aorta (ao1) she's looking for it, but she cannot find it. It is because the wind (风) blew it away, and now it is floating (飘) on the water of a puddle right next to her.
包
ba̅o = b + ao1
surname Bao
包
ba̅o = b + ao1
to cover / to wrap / to hold / to include / to take charge of / to contract (to or for) / package / wrapper / container / bag / to hold or embrace / bundle / packet / CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1]
包 = 勹 + 巳 : Beelzebub wants to scare he elephant in front of the aorta. He shows him a colorful handbag, and just as the elephant is having a closer look, a snakes pops out and scares the elephant almost to death.
炮
ba̅o = b + ao1
to sauté / to fry / to dry by heating
胞
ba̅o = b + ao1
placenta / womb / born of the same parents
胞 = 包 + 月 : The moon (月) got a child in front of the aorta (ao1). Beelzebub (b) finds that the placenta (胞) is a small moon cake, which he places in his colorful handbag (包) for later.
着
著
zha̅o = zh + ao1
(chess) move / trick / all right! / (dialect) to add
招
zha̅o = zh + ao1
to recruit / to provoke / to beckon / to incur / to infect / contagious / a move (chess) / a maneuver / device / trick / to confess
招 = 召 + 扌 : In front of the aorta (ao1), James II of England (zh) gives a blazing speech to recruit (招) new followers. Before giving his speech, he called everyone together via intercom (召). While speaking he is waving a toy claw (扌), which reminds many listeners of a weapon and thus provokes (招) many of them. Nevertheless, the ideas James II of England puts forward in his speech are quite contagious (招).
挑
tia̅o = ti + ao1
to carry on a shoulder pole / to choose / to pick / to nitpick
挑 = 兆 + 扌 : In front of the aorta (ao1) Mother Teresa (ti) is carrying two vultures (兆) on a toy claw (扌) used as shoulder stick (挑).
抄
cha̅o = ch + ao1
to make a copy / to plagiarize / to search and seize / to raid / to grab / to go off with / to take a shortcut / to make a turning move / to fold one's arms
抄 = 少 + 扌 : Charlie Chaplin (ch) likes the Smiley's (少) happy face and wants to copy (抄) it for his own comedy. He seizes (抄) Smiley in front of the aorta (ao1) and drags him to a photocopier using a toy claw (扌).
捞
撈
la̅o = l + ao1
to fish up / to dredge up
捞 = 劳 + 扌 : The hardworking laborer (劳) is dredging (捞) up the floor in front of the aorta (ao1) with a toy claw (扌) when suddenly he fishes (捞) the skeleton of Sir Lancelot (l) out of the dirt.
糙
ca̅o = c + ao1
rough / coarse (in texture)
刁
dia̅o = di + ao1
surname Diao