Pinyin initial: "du"

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

Mnemonics for du

Du is for Doggy Dog.

Characters with du

to seize / to take away forcibly / to wrest control of / to compete or strive for / to force one's way through / to leave out / to lose

= + : Doggy Dog (du) programmed the robot (大) to seize (夺) a wiener from observatory's kitchen counter (o2). As the robot gives him the sausage Doggy Dog gives him the thumbs up (寸).
surname Dong

= + : Doggy Dog wants to build a model of the Pudong Oriental Pearl Tower in front of the engine. He has a model tower as guide, and a seven-branched laser sword as well as a daisy as building blocks.
east / host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest) / landlord

= + : Doggy Dog wants to build a model of the Pudong Oriental Pearl Tower in front of the engine. He has a model tower as guide, and a seven-branched laser sword as well as a daisy as building blocks.
to stop / to pause / to arrange / to lay out / to kowtow / to stamp (one's foot) / at once / classifier for meals, beatings, scoldings etc: time, bout, spell, meal

= + : Day in, day out Doggy Dog is picking up paper in the encampment with a trident. Right now he's having a break in the encampment's bathroom, his trident leaning to the wall, with a piece of paper sticking to the trident's middle dent (屯). It's very hot, so Doggy Dog takes one of the sheets of paper he picked up and fans himself some fresh air.
to break / to snap / to cut off / to give up or abstain from sth / to judge / (usu. used in the negative) absolutely / definitely / decidedly

= + + : Doggy Dog is working out in the anthill's bathroom. He uses two big barbells, but they are not enough: He attached shovels to the barbells and sacks of rice on them. The load is too much though: Just as he is pushing the barbells up the shafts of the shovels snap.
(of sth) to move / to set in movement / to displace / to touch / to make use of / to stir (emotions) / to alter / abbr. for 動詞|动词[dong4 ci2], verb

= + : Doggy Dog notices a lot of smoke when he enters engine's bathroom. Instead of thinking long, he acts quickly and moves to push the fire alarm button.
right / correct / couple / pair / towards / at / for / to face / opposite / to treat (sb a certain way) / to match together / to adjust / to fit / to suit / to answer / to reply / classifier: couple

= + : Doggy Dog is preparing for a boxing battle in the bathroom of the Eiffel Tower. He wears his boxing gloves and thumbs up to himself, reassuring himself that he'll knock out his opponent easily.
right; correct / towards; at; for / concerning; regarding / to treat (sb a certain way) / to face / (bound form) opposite; facing; matching / to match together; to adjust / to fit; to suit / to answer; to reply / to add; to pour in (a fluid) / to check; to compare / classifier: couple; pair
squadron / team / group / CL:個|个[ge4]

= + : The pope (阝), Neanderthal Man (人) and Doggy Dog (du) want to complete their squad (队) to consist of four persons, so they are casting potential members in the Eiffel Tower's bathroom (ei4).
to read out; to read aloud / to read / to attend (school); to study (a subject in school) / to pronounce
to read / to study / reading of word (i.e. pronunciation), similar to 拼音[pin1 yin1]

= + : Doggy Dog finds an advertising column just inside the space station's entrance. He finds out that it's for sale: There is an price tag attached to it. He reads the price tag aloud: "woof woof woof woof!"
alone / independent / single / sole / only

= + : Everyone has left the space station, only the animals are left: Doggy Dog (du), the dachshund (犭) and the mosquito (虫). They have noone who throws them a stick or exposes their bare body parts to bite. All alone (独), they wait in the space station's entrance (Ø2).
to sculpt / to carve / musical instrument (old)
to supervise and direct / army title (archaic)

= + : Arthur Schopenhauer (叔) is walking Doggy Dog (du) in front of the space station (Ø1). He would be pretty relaxed weren't it for the Eye of Providence (目) constantly supervising (督) him about picking up the poo-poos.
(bound form) to supervise
to crouch / to squat / to stay (somewhere)

= + : The sage (尊) is walking Doggie Dog (du) in front of the encampment ((e)n1) when suddenly Doggie Dog has to use the toilet. He cannot just shit on Tiananmen square because the fine would be astronomic. The sage makes a wise decision in giving Doggy Dog his left cowboy boot (⻊) which Doggy Dog uses like a squat (蹲) toilet.
old variant of 端[duan1] / start / origin

= + : Mnemonic symbol: the starting line of a race track.

Doggy Dog is waiting for the big race to begin in front if the anthill. There's a gate at the starting line which consists of a fork and a comb. When the race starts, the gate will fling open.

= + : Doggy Dog (du) is carrying (端) a vase (立) in front of the anthill (an1) and wants to put it right on the race track's starting line (耑). It's just in case he has to use the washroom right before the race.
end / extremity / item / port / to hold sth level with both hands / to carry / regular

= + : Doggy Dog (du) is carrying (端) a vase (立) in front of the anthill (an1) and wants to put it right on the race track's starting line (耑). It's just in case he has to use the washroom right before the race.
to fall / to degenerate

= + + : The Pope (阝) is walking Doggy Dog (du) through observatory's bathroom (o4). There is a thick cloud of confetti (有) falling (堕) from the ceiling, so they lose their way as if they are caught in a mist (堕). Doggy Dog thinks he is squatting over the toilet so he is taking a dump (土), but instead he shits directly onto the Pope's feet. The Pope is very disappointed by Doggy Dog's fall from grace (堕).