Pinyin final: "ou2"

The Pinyin final "ou2" 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 "ou2" can appear in.

Mnemonics for ou2

In the outhouse's kitchen.

Characters with ou2

畴

疇

chóu = ch + ou2

arable fields / cultivated field / class / category

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畴 = 田 + 寿 : Charlie Chaplin (ch) has several fields (田) in the outhouse's kitchen (ou2) where he grows longevity peaches (寿). Each year he classifies (畴) his fields into arable (畴) and non-arable fields using category theory (畴).

绸

綢

chóu = ch + ou2

(light) silk / CL:匹[pi3]

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绸 = 周 + 纟 : Charlie Chaplin (ch) and the silk worm (纟) are working together in the outhouse's kitchen (ou2) to produce very light silk (绸). Charlie is extracting its silk thread while the worm is exercising with a hula hoop (周), therefore creating a very light thread.

琉

瑠

liú = li + ou2

old variant of 琉[liu2]

裘

qiú = qi + ou2

surname Qiu

裘

qiú = qi + ou2

fur / fur coat

缪

繆

móu = m + ou2

to wind round

泅

qiú = qi + ou2

to swim (bound form)

猷

yóu = y + ou2

to plan / to scheme

疣

yóu = y + ou2

nodule / wart

铀

鈾

yóu = y + ou2

uranium (chemistry) / Taiwan pr. [you4]

骰

tóu = t + ou2

dice

髅

髏

lóu = l + ou2

skull

馏

餾

liú = li + ou2

to distill / to break a liquid substance up into components by boiling

鱿

魷

yóu = y + ou2

cuttlefish

繇

yóu = y + ou2

cause / means

犰

qiú = qi + ou2

armadillo

毬

qiú = qi + ou2

ball