Pinyin final: "o1"

The Pinyin final "o1" 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 "o1" can appear in.

Mnemonics for o1

In front of the observatory.

Characters with o1

wave / ripple / storm / surge

= + : Before entering observatory every visitor has to take off their shoes, so there are a lot of leather shoes (皮) in front of the observatory (o1). Beelzebub (b) cannot miss the opportunity to make a huge wave (波) by pouring his water bottle (氵) and to flush away all the shoes.
to splash / to spill / rough and coarse / brutish

= + : Pinocchio (p) celebrates 泼水节 in front of the observatory (o1). He dips his long hair (发) into a bottle of water (氵) and shakes his head after pulling his hair out again, thereby splashing (泼) water on everybody nearby.
deliberate / to polish

= + : Kitty Cat (cu) is going to give a presentation at a meeting in front of the observatory (o1). To improve her presentation she is polishing (磋) her error bars (差) with a stone (石).
to rub or roll between the hands or fingers / to twist

= + : Kitty Cat (cu) is examining error bars (差) in front of the observatory (o1). She rubs (搓) and rolls (搓) the error bars with a toy claw (扌) to see if it easily breaks.
table / desk / classifier for tables of guests at a banquet etc

= + : Julian Giant Squid (zhu) needs a table (桌) and so he summons one in front of the observatory (o1) with the help of a voodoo staff (卜). As he waves around his voodoo staff a bright light appears out of which the table materializes. The materializes shines very bright (杲) as well, just like a small sun. It is made out of the wood of Christmas trees.
old variant of 桌[zhuo1]

= + : Julian Giant Squid (zhu) needs a table (桌) and so he summons one in front of the observatory (o1) with the help of a voodoo staff (卜). As he waves around his voodoo staff a bright light appears out of which the table materializes. The materializes shines very bright (杲) as well, just like a small sun. It is made out of the wood of Christmas trees.
to peel / to skin / to flay / to shuck

= + : Beelzebub (b) is skinning (剥) his diary (录) with a kitchen knife (刂) in front of the observatory (o1).
to sow / to scatter / to spread / to broadcast / Taiwan pr. [bo4]

= + : Beelzebub (b) is scattering (播) tomatoes (番) in front of the observatory (o1) using a toy claw (扌).
Kangxi radical 105, known as 登字頭|登字头[deng1 zi4 tou2]

Mnemonic symbol: nylons.
variant of 拖[tuo1]
to drag / to tow / to trail / to hang down / to mop (the floor) / to delay / to drag on

= + : Tommy Turtle (tu) has to mop (拖) the floor in front of the observatory (o1) but he's just procrastinating (拖). The savage (㐌) even has to drag (拖) him in front of the castle using a toy claw (扌).
to withdraw / to pull back / to contract / to shrink / to reduce / abbreviation / also pr. [su4]

= 宿 + : The silk worm (纟) heard that there is a new hostel (宿) in front of the observatory (o1) and wants to check it out, but as she notices that the hostel is run by Susan Saint Bernard she slowly but steadily retreats (缩).
archaic variant of 托[tuo1]
prop / support (for weight) / rest (e.g. arm rest) / thanks to / to hold in one's hand / to support in one's palm / to give / to base / to commit / to set / torr (unit of pressure)

= + : Tommy Turtle has been entrusted with caring for a blade of grass. In front of the observatory he's very careful that nothing comes into contact with the blade and so holds it up using a toy claw.
to trust / to entrust / to be entrusted with / to act as trustee

= + : Tommy Turtle has been entrusted with caring for a blade of grass. In front of the observatory he's very careful that nothing comes into contact with the blade and so holds it up using a toy claw.
surname Guo
pot; pan; wok; cauldron / pot-shaped thing / CL:口[kou3],隻|只[zhi1]

= + : Gitta Giraffe (gu) wants to cook some food in front of the observatory (o1). She has a pot (锅), but not a fireplace, so she quickly makes a fire and uses three golden harpoons (钅) to provide a base for her pot. The three golden harpoons stick with very different angles in the earth, so the pot sits on the fire very lopsided (呙).
nest / pit or hollow on the human body / lair / den / place / to harbor or shelter / to hold in check / to bend / classifier for litters and broods

= + : Willy Walrus (w) set up a small den (窝) in front of the observatory (o1) and decorated it with cave paintings, (穴) but the cave paintings are all lopsided (呙).
name of a river
eddy / whirlpool