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

床

牀

chuáng = chu + ang2

variant of 床[chuang2]

捶

搥

chuí = chu + ei2

variant of 捶[chui2]

厨

㕑

chú = chu + Ø2

old variant of 廚|厨[chu2]

厨 = 厂 + 豆 + 寸 : Chantal Chicken (chu) uses a magic kitchen utensil (厨) just inside the space station's bathroom (Ø2). First she throws a bunch of beans (豆) into her machine, which get magically changed to cocoa beans. She can then feed the cocoa beans into her chocolate factory (厂) and get some very tasty chocolate. Chantal Chicken inspects the factory and as she sees the chocolate coming out she thumbs up (寸).

莼

蒓

chún = chu + (e)n2

edible water plant / Brasenia schreberi

怆

愴

chuàng = chu + ang4

mournful / sad / grieved / sorry

绌

絀

chù = chu + Ø4

crimson silk / deficiency / to stitch

躇

chú = chu + Ø2

to hesitate

躇 = ⻊ + 著 : Chantal Chicken (chu) is just about to step on important documents (著) with her cowboy boot (⻊) just inside the space station's entrance (Ø2), but in the last moment she hesitates (躇).

遄

chuán = chu + an2

to hurry / to go to and fro

閦

chù = chu + Ø4

crowd / transliteration of Sanskrit 'kso', e.g. Aksobhya Buddha 阿閦佛

䲠

鰆

chu̅n = chu + (e)n1

see 鰆魚|䲠鱼[chun1 yu2]

婼

chuò = chu + o4