Pinyin final: "ao2"

The Pinyin final "ao2" 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 "ao2" can appear in.

Mnemonics for ao2

In the aorta's kitchen.

Characters with ao2

bridge / CL:座[zuo4]

= + : The Queen of Hearts (qi) put up a Christmas Tree (木) in the aorta's kitchen (ao2), but the star at the top is missing. She decides to replace it herself, puts on a bright yellow banana costume (乔) and uses a bridge (桥) to go straight to the top of the tree.
emigrant / to reside abroad

= + : The Queen of Hearts (qi) is checking every morning who enters the aorta (ao2). Because Rosa Luxemburg (亻) is living abroad (侨) is living abroad but is not supposed to, every morning she puts on a costume (乔) so that she is not recognized.
argumentative / contentious
kiln / oven / coal pit / cave dwelling / (coll.) brothel
variant of 窯|窑[yao2]
to shake / to rock / to row / to crank

= + + : The aorta has been flooded, and Maud Younger (y) takes the opportunity to establish a new business. She connects many floating pottery (缶) bowls using toy claws (扌) and in this way builds a small raft. On this raft she is ready to shave anyone's head for a small fee using her electric razor (爫), but as she is floating through the aorta's kitchen (ao2) she notices that not only the raft is very shaky and wobbly (摇), but also that there is no electricity available and the razor's batteries are already dead.
surname Yao

= + + : The aorta has been flooded, and Maud Younger (y) takes the opportunity to establish a new business. She connects many floating pottery (缶) bowls using toy claws (扌) and in this way builds a small raft. On this raft she is ready to shave anyone's head for a small fee using her electric razor (爫), but as she is floating through the aorta's kitchen (ao2) she notices that not only the raft is very shaky and wobbly (摇), but also that there is no electricity available and the razor's batteries are already dead.
popular ballad / rumor

= + + : Maud Younger (y) is reading about a fascinating rumor (谣) on an advertising column (讠) just inside the aorta's kitchen (ao2). It is written that old pottery (缶) can be made as new using an electric razor (爫). Maud Younger tries the method immediately but breaks almost every piece of pottery she tries to renovate with her electric razor.
surname Yao / Yao or Tang Yao (c. 2200 BC), one of Five legendary Emperors 五帝[wu3 di4], second son of Di Ku 帝嚳|帝喾[Di4 Ku4]

= + : Maud Younger (y) is dancing with Tang Yao (尧) in the aorta's kitchen (ao2). They are dancing to the music produced by Bigfoot (丈) playing a Sihu (兀).
rich / abundant / exuberant / to add for free / to throw in as bonus / to spare / to forgive / despite / although

= + : Tang Yao (尧) walks into the aorta (ao2) and sees Robinson Crusoe (r). He thinks Robinson looks very poor, so he throws him a Chinese cruller (饣) as a bonus (饶), but it lands in front of Robinson's feet and he falls down as he accidentally steps on the cruller. Promptly Tang Yao apologizes and Robinson Crusoe forgives (饶) him.
surname Rao

= + : Tang Yao (尧) walks into the aorta (ao2) and sees Robinson Crusoe (r). He thinks Robinson looks very poor, so he throws him a Chinese cruller (饣) as a bonus (饶), but it lands in front of Robinson's feet and he falls down as he accidentally steps on the cruller. Promptly Tang Yao apologizes and Robinson Crusoe forgives (饶) him.
outstanding / to raise

= + : The Queen of Hearts (qi) anxiously awaits her outstanding (翘) lover, Tang Yao (尧), in the aorta's kitchen (ao2). She greets him by raising (翘) her feather (羽) to give him an idea of the things to come.
to scratch / to thwart / to yield

= + : Napoleon (n) wants to go out and subdue the world, but in the aorta's kitchen (ao2), as he wants to leave, Tang Yao (尧) thwarts his plans (挠) by obstructing the entrance with a toy claw (扌) so Napoleon cannot leave.
thin / cold in manner / indifferent / weak / light / infertile
(archaic) vase / pitcher
distant / remote / far / far away

= + + : Maud Younger (y) got a new razor (爫) which came with a remote (遥) control. In the aorta's kitchen (ao2) she wants to try it out but accidentally activates her gladiator sandals (辶) remotely which then promptly walk over all her pottery (缶).
pottery

= + : Mnemonic symbol: a small pottery pop-up store.

Tecumseh (t) opened a small pottery pop-up store (匋) in the aorta's kitchen (ao2). Just as he finished setting up the last piece of pottery (缶), an elephant (勹) enters and starts behaving like an elephant in the pottery store.
used in 葡萄[pu2 tao5]

= + : Tecumseh (t) learned from the catastrophic events yesterday, so he thought of a way to protect his pottery pop-up store (匋) in the aorta's kitchen (ao2). To protect his goods he distributed a layer of grapes (萄) on the floor and covered the grapes with sheets of artificial lawn (艹) so that the whole floor is cushioned very well.
surname Tao

= + : Tecumseh (t) opened a pottery pop-up store (匋) in the aorta's kitchen (ao2). He sells little porcelain figurines (陶) of the pope (阝) and the pope is quite pleased (陶).
pottery / pleased

= + : Tecumseh (t) opened a pottery pop-up store (匋) in the aorta's kitchen (ao2). He sells little porcelain figurines (陶) of the pope (阝) and the pope is quite pleased (陶).