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

foundation / base

= + : Chantal Chicken (chu) has to leave the space station (Ø3) quickly, but the emergency exit (出) is blocked by a big rock (石). Chantal has no other choice but to dig a tunnel through the space station's foundation (础).
lower form of animal life, including insects, insect larvae, worms and similar creatures / CL:條|条[tiao2],隻|只[zhi1] / (fig.) person with a particular undesirable characteristic

= + : Chantal Chicken and a mosquito are taking part in a dart contest just inside the engine's kitchen. The dart board is hanging in the middle of the entrance, and Chantal and the mosquito are standing to the sides. Over each of them a large fake nose is hovering: the loser will be covered in grey goose as punishment.
powerful / vigorous / pungent / towards / in view of

= + : Chantal Chicken realises that she indeed threw the popsicles at the dart board very vigorously and powerful. Even rinsing the board with water in the engine's bathroom she cannot clean it.
thoroughfare / to go straight ahead / to rush / to clash

= + : Chantal Chicken vigorously throws popsicles at a dart board in front of the engine. The popsicles are very sticky; Chantal will have to rinse the dart board in the engine's bathroom later.
(of water) to dash against / to mix with water / to infuse / to rinse / to flush / to develop (a film) / to rise in the air / to clash / to collide with

= + : Chantal Chicken vigorously throws popsicles at a dart board in front of the engine. The popsicles are very sticky; Chantal will have to rinse the dart board in the engine's bathroom later.
to love / to pamper / to spoil / to favor

= + : Chantal Chicken (chu) had a great life when she was a little chick growing up in the engine ((e)ng3). Her father, a dragon (龙), would always spoil her (宠) and have her sleep in his cozy graduation cap (宀).
place / location / spot / point / office / department / bureau / respect / classifier for locations or items of damage: spot, point

= + : Mnemonic symbol: a spotlight

= + : Chantal Chicken has found the perfect spot for her performance. In the space station's bathroom she puts on her high heels, sets up the voodoo staff, turns on the spotlight and practices her voodoo pole dance in this protected location.
to reside / to live / to dwell / to be in / to be situated at / to stay / to get along with / to be in a position of / to deal with / to discipline / to punish
to touch / to make contact with sth / to stir up sb's emotions

= + : Chantal Chicken (chu) found a way to listen to a mosquito (虫) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4): The mosquito is speaking into the small hole of a horn (角), and Chantal holds her ear to the wide end of the horn. In this way she can listen to the very touching (触) stories of the mosquito. After the mosquito finished Chantal wants to touch it (触) and pat it on the shoulder, but she accidentally smashes the mosquito.
to pass on / to spread / to transmit / to infect / to transfer / to circulate / to conduct (electricity)

= + : Rosa Luxemburg volunteered to take part in an experiment conducted by the scientist just inside of the anthill. The scientist wants to find out how fast a chickenpox infection will be transmitted from Chantal Chicken to Rosa Luxemburg.
(bound form) to store / to save / to have in reserve / heir / Taiwan pr. [chu2]

= + : Chantal Chicken (chu) and Rosa Luxemburg (亻) are stockpiling (储) all (诸) kinds of sugar canes (诸) in the space station as a federal reserve (储).
surname Chu / Taiwan pr. [Chu2]

= + : Chantal Chicken (chu) and Rosa Luxemburg (亻) are stockpiling (储) all (诸) kinds of sugar canes (诸) in the space station as a federal reserve (储).
pure / simple / unmixed / genuine

= + : Chantal Chicken (chu) is hunting for food in the encampment's kitchen ((e)n2), and she just picked up a silk worm (纟) with her trident (屯). It would be the perfect meal for her, but the silk worm is trying to persuade her to go vegan (纯).
a wound / cut / injury / trauma
to begin / to initiate / to inaugurate / to start / to create

= + : 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.
stupid / sluggish / clumsy / to wiggle (of worms) / to move in a disorderly fashion

= + : 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.
old variant of 處|处[chu3]
old variant of 淳[chun2]
genuine / pure / honest
a hammer