Pinyin initial: "chu"

The Pinyin initial "chu" is used in the first half of Pinyin syllables. In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, "chu" belongs to the group of Pinyin initials which are represented in mnemonics by animals. You can visit the Pinyin index to see all Pinyin syllables from this mnemonic group, or to see all Pinyin syllables "chu" can appear in.

Mnemonics for chu

Chu is for Chantal Chicken.

Characters with chu

创

剏

chuàng = chu + ang4

variant of 創|创[chuang4]

创 = 仓 + 刂 : Chantal Chicken (chu) is the founder (创) of a new startup in the anglepod's bathroom (ang4). She doesn't have much money yet, so she rented a barn (仓) to work in. Day in, day out she is producing (创) innovative kitchen knives (刂), and they already start to pile up in front of the barn.

创

剙

chuàng = chu + ang4

variant of 創|创[chuang4]

蠢

惷

chǔn = chu + (e)n3

variant of 蠢[chun3] / stupid

蠢 = 春 + 䖵 : Chantal Chicken (chu) prepared her favorite spring rolls (春) in the encampment ((e)n3). There are at least two mosquito larvae (䖵) wiggling (蠢) clumsily (蠢) inside of the spring rolls.

㲋

chuò = chu + o4

ancient name for an animal similar to rabbit but bigger

㳘

cho̅ng = chu + (e)ng1

(literary) (of a mountain stream) to flow down / (onom.) sound of flowing water

㵮

chún = chu + (e)n2

clear water

䢺

chu̅ = chu + Ø1

(used in place names)