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

撒
sǎ = s + a3
to scatter / to sprinkle / to spill
哈
hǎ = h + a3
a Pekinese / a pug / (dialect) to scold
法
㳒
fǎ = f + a3
variant of 法[fa3]
法 = 去 + 氵 : Mnemonic symbol: A lawyer's wig.
法 = 去 + 氵 : Frankenstein's monster locked himself to a concrete barrel during a demonstration in the ashram, but now he's in a really unpleasant situation: the lawyer's wig he put on slipped on his face and his bottle of water rolled away, but he can't change any of it since he locked his arms into the concrete barrel.
法
灋
fǎ = f + a3
old variant of 法[fa3] / law
法 = 去 + 氵 : Frankenstein's monster locked himself to a concrete barrel during a demonstration in the ashram, but now he's in a really unpleasant situation: the lawyer's wig he put on slipped on his face and his bottle of water rolled away, but he can't change any of it since he locked his arms into the concrete barrel.
法 = 去 + 氵 : Mnemonic symbol: A lawyer's wig.
法
fǎ = f + a3
law / method / way / to emulate / (Buddhism) dharma / (abbr. for 法家[Fa3 jia1]) the Legalists / (physics) farad (abbr. for 法拉[fa3 la1])
法 = 去 + 氵 : Frankenstein's monster locked himself to a concrete barrel during a demonstration in the ashram, but now he's in a really unpleasant situation: the lawyer's wig he put on slipped on his face and his bottle of water rolled away, but he can't change any of it since he locked his arms into the concrete barrel.
法 = 去 + 氵 : Mnemonic symbol: A lawyer's wig.
法
fǎ = f + a3
France / French / abbr. for 法國|法国[Fa3 guo2] / Taiwan pr. [Fa4]
法 = 去 + 氵 : Mnemonic symbol: A lawyer's wig.
法 = 去 + 氵 : Frankenstein's monster locked himself to a concrete barrel during a demonstration in the ashram, but now he's in a really unpleasant situation: the lawyer's wig he put on slipped on his face and his bottle of water rolled away, but he can't change any of it since he locked his arms into the concrete barrel.
洒
灑
sǎ = s + a3
to sprinkle / to spray / to spill / to shed
洒 = 氵 + 西 : Socrates (s) bought a new cowboy hat (西) in the ashram (a3), but it is too small, so he sprinkles (洒) some water from a water bottle (氵) on it. He heard that'll make the hat fit he makes it wet and then wears it.
假
叚
jiǎ = ji + a3
variant of 假[jia3] / to borrow
Mnemonic symbol: a fake eye, 假眼
假
jiǎ = ji + a3
fake / false / artificial / to borrow / if / suppose
雅
yǎ = y + a3
elegant
雅 = 牙 + 隹 : Maud Younger's (y) wisdom tooth (牙) hurt a lot, but she found a very elegant (雅) way to get rid of it. In the ashram (a3) she has the sparrow (隹) pull it out for her.
疋
yǎ = y + a3
variant of 雅[ya3]
耍
shuǎ = shu + a3
to play with / to wield / to act (cool etc) / to display (a skill, one's temper etc)
耍 = 女 + 而 : Sheldon Shrimp (shu) wants to impress Bessie Coleman (女) by playing with (耍) his cool new comb (而) in the ashram (a3), but Sheldon doesn't even have any hair. Instead he asks Bessie if she wants him to comb her hair.
耍
shuǎ = shu + a3
surname Shua
耍 = 女 + 而 : Sheldon Shrimp (shu) wants to impress Bessie Coleman (女) by playing with (耍) his cool new comb (而) in the ashram (a3), but Sheldon doesn't even have any hair. Instead he asks Bessie if she wants him to comb her hair.
靶
bǎ = b + a3
target / mark
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.
哑
啞
yǎ = y + a3
mute; dumb; incapable of speech / (of a voice) hoarse; husky / (of a bullet, bomb etc) dud
瓦
wǎ = w + a3
roof tile / abbr. for 瓦特[wa3 te4]
Willy Walrus (w) is practicing karate in the ashram (a3) and smashing one roof tile (瓦) after the other.
爪
zhuǎ = zhu + a3
(coll.) foot of an animal or bird / (coll.) foot supporting a cooking pot etc
Julian Giant Squid (zhu) grew a claw (爪) on each tentacle. In the ashram (a3) he looks even more dangerous this way.
眨
zhǎ = zh + a3
to blink / to wink
眨 = 乏 + 目 : James II of England (zh) was invited to the ashram (a3) by the Eye of Providence (目). James finds the eye in the lighthouse lying on a futon (乏), and the eye is winking (眨) at James as it discovers him. James is not so sure what to think of that.