Pinyin initial: "tu"

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

Mnemonics for tu

Tu is for Tommy Turtle.

Characters with tu

tòng = tu + (e)ng4

see 衚衕|胡同[hu2 tong4]

tuó = tu + o2

variant of 馱|驮[tuo2]

tuò = tu + o4

sheath around joints of bamboo

tuo̅ = tu + o1

nonstandard simplified variant of 託|托[tuo1]

tóng = tu + (e)ng2

sun about to rise

tú = tu + Ø2

follicle

tuó = tu + o2

to stumble / to waste time

tuó = tu + o2

variant of 阤[tuo2] / variant of 陀[tuo2]

tuó = tu + o2

Chinese alligator (Alligator sinensis)

tún = tu + (e)n2

old variant of 豚[tun2]

tú = tu + Ø2

a kind of jade

tuán = tu + an2

slash

tóng = tu + (e)ng2

(literary) to talk nonsense / to boast / (used in place names)

tu̅n = tu + (e)n1

move slowly

to̅ng = tu + (e)ng1

(onom.) thump / thud

tua̅n = tu + an1

contraction of the three characters of 圖書館|图书馆[tu2 shu1 guan3] / library

tuo̅ = tu + o1

(used in place names)

tuó = tu + o2

beautiful

tú = tu + Ø2

variant of 突

tóng = tu + (e)ng2

(used in place names)