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

库

庫

kù = ku + Ø4

warehouse / storehouse / (file) library

库 = 广 + 车 : Karl Koala (ku) ordered a new cabriolet (车), and it's going to be delivered to his garage (库) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). The new cabriolet is being thrown off suspended from a parachute (广), but unfortunately it hits the garage with Karl's old car and smashes it.

矿

礦

kuàng = ku + ang4

ore / mine

矿 = 广 + 石 : Karl Koala (ku) got a new job at the coal mine (矿) in the anglepod's bathroom (ang4). The entrance to the tunnel lies quite high, so every time Karl brings out another coal stone (石) he attaches it to a small parachute (广) and lets it fly down to the floor.

会

會

kuài = ku + ai4

to balance an account / accounting / accountant

会

會

kuài = ku + ai4

to balance an account / accountancy / accounting

况

況

kuàng = ku + ang4

moreover / situation

况 = 兄 + 冫 : Karl Koala (ku) and Apollo (兄) kind of have a situation (况) in the anglepod's bathroom (ang4). When Karl was using the bathroom Apollo entered, slipped on a popsicle (冫) and bumped into Karl so that now both are stuck in the toilets head down.

扩

擴

kuò = ku + o4

to enlarge

扩 = 广 + 扌 : Karl Koala (ku) wants to enlarge (扩) his parachute (广) in the observatory's bathroom (o4), so he stretches it with two toy claws (扌).

阔

闊

kuò = ku + o4

rich / wide / broad

阔 = 活 + 门 : Karl Koala (ku) wants to live a rich (阔) and wide (阔) life (活). To this end he installs a wide (阔) magical trap door (门) in the observatory's bathroom (o4) which will lead him to wide landscapes.

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.

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.

宽

寬

kua̅n = ku + an1

surname Kuan

匡

kua̅ng = ku + ang1

to rectify

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.

框

kuàng = ku + ang4

frame (e.g. door frame) / casing / fig. framework / template / to circle (i.e. draw a circle around sth) / to frame / to restrict / Taiwan pr. [kuang1]

框 = 匡 + 木 : Karl Koala (ku) is decorating his Christmas tree (木) in the anglepod's bathroom (ang4). He had a lot of rectifiers (匡) prepared and wants to install them on the tree for his LED installation. To get to all the nooks and crannies he installed an elaborate framework (框) around the Christmas tree.

筐

kua̅ng = ku + ang1

basket / CL:隻|只[zhi1]

筐 = ⺮ + 匡 : In front of the anglepod (ang1) Karl Koala (ku) needs a rectifier (匡) for his PCRB, so he looks for the right one by stirring with a bamboo stick (⺮) in his basket (筐) which holds all kinds of different rectifiers to find the right one.

巜

kuài = ku + ai4

old variant of 澮|浍[kuai4]

卝

kuàng = ku + ang4

classical variant of 礦|矿[kuang4]

奎

kuí = ku + ei2

crotch / 15th of the 28th constellations of Chinese astronomy

葵

kuí = ku + ei2

sunflower