Pinyin initial: "ku"

The Pinyin initial "ku" is used in the first half of Pinyin syllables. In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, "ku" 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 "ku" can appear in.

Mnemonics for ku

K is for Karl Koala.

Characters with ku

溃
潰
kuì = ku + ei4
to be dispersed / to break down / to fester / to ulcerate
溃 = 氵 + 贵 : Karl Koala (ku) found a treasure chest (贵) in the Eiffel Tower's bathroom (ei4). To break it open (溃) he drips water from a water bottle (氵) on the lock. Eventually it will open.
溃
潰
kuì = ku + ei4
(bound form) (of floodwaters) to break through a dam or dike / (bound form) to break through (a military encirclement) / (bound form) to be routed; to be overrun; to fall to pieces / (bound form) to fester; to ulcerate
块
塊
kuài = ku + ai4
lump (of earth) / chunk / piece / classifier for pieces of cloth, cake, soap etc / (coll.) classifier for money and currency units
块 = 土 + 夬 : Karl Koala let the crystal ball drop in the airplane's bathroom. He collected all the pieces and fixed them together again using nothing but dirt. After he asks the crystal ball whether or not everything is okay, the crystal ball replies that Karl is a piece of shit.
快
kuài = ku + ai4
rapid / quick / speed / rate / soon / almost / to make haste / clever / sharp (of knives or wits) / forthright / plainspoken / gratified / pleased / pleasant
快 = 夬 + 忄 : Karl Koala made the mistake to have asked the crystal ball in the airplane's bathroom about his future. After he has seen his fate he quickly and angrily destroys the crystal ball with a flail.
筷
kuài = ku + ai4
chopstick
筷 = ⺮ + 快 : In the airplane's bathroom Karl Koala is rapidly manufacturing chopsticks out of a bamboo stick so that he may soon start eating eucalyptus leaves again.
愧
kuì = ku + ei4
ashamed
愧 = 忄 + 鬼 : The demon (鬼) accepted a quest to slay Karl Koala (ku) with a flail (忄), but when he sees super cute Karl with his big eyes in the Eiffel Tower's bathroom (ei4) the demon suddenly feels very ashamed (愧) that he wanted to slay such a cute animal for no reason.
愧
媿
kuì = ku + ei4
old variant of 愧[kui4]
愧 = 忄 + 鬼 : The demon (鬼) accepted a quest to slay Karl Koala (ku) with a flail (忄), but when he sees super cute Karl with his big eyes in the Eiffel Tower's bathroom (ei4) the demon suddenly feels very ashamed (愧) that he wanted to slay such a cute animal for no reason.
窟
ku̅ = ku + Ø1
cave / hole
馈
餽
kuì = ku + ei4
to make an offering to the gods / variant of 饋|馈[kui4]
馈 = 贵 + 饣 : Karl Koala (ku) is preparing an offering to the gods (馈) by putting a Chinese cruller (饣) in a treasure chest (贵) just inside the Eiffel Tower's bathroom (ei4).
馈
饋
kuì = ku + ei4
food / to make a present
馈 = 贵 + 饣 : Karl Koala (ku) is preparing an offering to the gods (馈) by putting a Chinese cruller (饣) in a treasure chest (贵) just inside the Eiffel Tower's bathroom (ei4).
酷
kù = ku + Ø4
ruthless / strong (e.g. of wine) / (loanword) cool / hip
酷 = 告 + 酉 : Karl Koala (ku) got a new cool (酷) LED panel (告) to wake him up in the morning in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). The rooster (酉) thinks it is so cruel (酷) because to wake up Karl was his favorite activity.
㐄
kuà = ku + a4
component in Chinese characters, mirror image of 夂[zhi3]
㐄 = 十 + 乛 : Looks like an antenna. Karl Koala set up his amateur radio transmitter in the ashram's bathroom. To increase the range, he put up a big cross and a sickle and put his antenna on top of this construction.
狂
kuáng = ku + ang2
mad / wild / violent
狂 = 犭 + 王 : Karl Koala, (ku) Martin Luther King (王) and the Dachshund (犭) all got the rabies (狂) in the anglepod's kitchen (ang2). They are all going mad and furiously (狂) trying to bite each other.
哭
ku̅ = ku + Ø1
to cry / to weep
哭 = 吅 + 犬 : Karl Koala (ku) played a trick on the Saint Bernard dog (犬) in front of the space station (Ø1). While the dog was sleeping, Karl put two mandarins (吅) on his eyes and when the dog woke up, he thought he went blind and started to cry (哭) like a baby.
哭
ku̅ = ku + Ø1
to cry; to weep
裤
褲
kù = ku + Ø4
underpants / trousers / pants
裤 = 库 + 衤 : Karl Koala (ku) ordered the emperor's new clothes on the internet and put them on this morning in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). He steps out of his garage (库) wearing nothing but underpants (裤) and an royal ermine coat (衤).
裤
袴
kù = ku + Ø4
variant of 褲|裤[ku4]
裤 = 库 + 衤 : Karl Koala (ku) ordered the emperor's new clothes on the internet and put them on this morning in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). He steps out of his garage (库) wearing nothing but underpants (裤) and an royal ermine coat (衤).
宽
寬
kua̅n = ku + an1
surname Kuan
宽 = 宀 + 苋 : Karl Koala (ku) wants to create a wide and broad (宽) field of amaranth plants (苋) in front of the anthill (an1), so he uses a broad graduation cap (宀) to spread amaranth seeds all over the place.
宽
寬
kua̅n = ku + an1
wide / broad / loose / relaxed / lenient
宽 = 宀 + 苋 : Karl Koala (ku) wants to create a wide and broad (宽) field of amaranth plants (苋) in front of the anthill (an1), so he uses a broad graduation cap (宀) to spread amaranth seeds all over the place.
匡
kua̅ng = ku + ang1
surname Kuang
匡 = 匚 + 王 : Mnemonic symbol: a rectifier.

Martin Luther King Jr. (王) has been locked into a metal box (匚) in front of the anglepod (ang1) by Karl Koala (ku) who forces him to manufacture rectifiers (匡) all day.