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

smell of urine
proud / arrogant

= + : Joan of Arc (ji) and the unicorn (马) dressed up (乔) as richly decorated warriors and are very proud, even arrogant (骄) of themselves. Proudly they stand very tall (乔) in front of the aorta (ao1) and enjoy the crowd staring at them.
lovable / pampered / tender / delicate / frail

= + : Joan of Arc (ji) and Bessie Coleman (女) want to dress lovely (娇) banana costumes (乔) for Halloween. In front of the aorta (ao1) they also pamper (娇) each other so that they won't have to get out of their costumes for the evening.
to burn / to cook / to stew / to bake / to roast / to heat / to boil (tea, water etc) / fever / to run a temperature / (coll.) to let things go to one's head

= + : Sherlock Holmes (sh) and Tang Yao (尧) are starting a riot in front of the aorta (ao1) by throwing Molotow cocktails (燃烧瓶, ran2 shao1 ping2) at it. Where the bottles burst small fires (火) start, but they go out very quickly.
to pour liquid / to irrigate (using waterwheel) / to water / to cast (molten metal) / to mold

= + : While Joan of Arc (ji) is casting molten metal (浇) to make a new armor, her boyfriend Tang Yao (尧) is watering (浇) the plants with a bottle of water (氵) in front of the aorta (ao1).
pepper

= + : Joan of Arc (ji) and Arthur Schopenhauer (叔) are absolutely out of food. In front of the aorta (ao1) they have no better option than to eat a Christmas tree (木). At least they have some pepper (椒) left to add some flavor to it.
to invite / to request / to intercept / to solicit / to seek

= + : Maud Younger (y) finished her first pair of gladiator sandals (辶) and is very proud of herself. She wants to show the sandals to everyone. To invite (邀) the people to try on her sandals, she loudly plays an ancient musical instrument (敫) in front of the aorta (ao1) to attract attention.
variant of 掏[tao1]

= + : Tecumseh (t) stopped at a pottery pop-up store (匋) in front of the aorta (ao1) to buy a nice little cup he found. While he is scooping (掏) out the change from his pocket, the store owner is scooping out his wallet from the other pocket using a toy claw (扌).
to fish out (from pocket) / to scoop

= + : Tecumseh (t) stopped at a pottery pop-up store (匋) in front of the aorta (ao1) to buy a nice little cup he found. While he is scooping (掏) out the change from his pocket, the store owner is scooping out his wallet from the other pocket using a toy claw (扌).
lamb

= + + : Martin Luther King (王) went for a walk with his baby lamb (羔), but the got overwhelmed by the mean crocodile (丷) in front of the aorta (ao1) who fetters Martin and promptly starts to put the lamb on a grill (灬). The mean crocodile is so fixated on the lamb that he doesn't notice Guy Fawkes (g) freeing Martin Luther King and preparing to deal with him next.
variant of 糕[gao1]

= + : The lamb (羔) is happily charging at an unguarded cake (糕) in front of the aorta (ao1). However, it's a trap set up by Guy Fawkes (g) who wants to teach it a lesson: as the lamb is just about to bite in the cake Guy Fawkes lets a sack of rice (米) fall down on the cake, splattering it all about the lamb's face and body.
cake

= + : The lamb (羔) is happily charging at an unguarded cake (糕) in front of the aorta (ao1). However, it's a trap set up by Guy Fawkes (g) who wants to teach it a lesson: as the lamb is just about to bite in the cake Guy Fawkes lets a sack of rice (米) fall down on the cake, splattering it all about the lamb's face and body.
to hit / to strike / to tap / to rap / to knock / to rip sb off / to overcharge

= + : Someone built a skyscraper (高) in front of the aorta (ao1) without the Queen of Hearts' (qi) consent. First the Queen angrily knocks at the door using the door knocker (攴), but as no one answers she hits (敲) the door with a battering ram.
overflow / torrent-dash

= + : Tecumseh (t) is scooping out (舀) water out of a water bottle (氵) so quickly in front of the aorta (ao1) that the whole area is flooded (滔) and the torrents are dashing around (滔) very fiercely.
to boil / to simmer
trouble / disturbance / rumpus / flirty / coquettish / abbr. for 離騷|离骚[Li2 Sao1] / literary writings / smell of urine / foul smell / male (animal) (dialect)

= + : Socrates (s) is riding a unicorn (马) in front of the aorta (ao1), but the unicorn is constantly complaining (骚) that Socrates stinks (骚) and is flea- (蚤) infected.
to throw / to toss / to fling / to cast / to abandon

= 𠠵 + : Pinocchio (p) is floating on cloud nine (𠠵) above the aorta (ao1) while tossing (抛) around power buttons (𠠵) with a toy claw (扌).
whirlwind

= : Brunhilde (bi) is being chased down by three Saint Bernard dogs (犬) in front of the aorta (ao1). The dogs a running around her in circles so quickly that they generate a whirlwind (猋) of dogs.
whirlwind / violent wind

= + : Brunhilde (bi) is blowing away a whirlwind of dogs (猋) in front of the aorta (ao1) by creating her own whirlwind (飙) through dancing like a dervish and thus creating a lot of wind (风).
hair / shaggy

= + : Mnemonic symbol: dreadlocks.

Brunhilde (bi) notices in front of the aorta (ao1) that her shaggy (髟) hair (髟) is perfect for making dreadlocks (髟). She likes the idea, but she wants to have really long dreadlocks right away, so she uses fake Santa Clause beards (彡) to grow (镸) her dreadlocks even longer (镸).