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

classifier for houses or buildings / ridgepole (old)

= + : Doggy Dog sets up his tent in the engine's bathroom. He already set up a Christmas tree and an Oriental Pearl Tower model as tent poles, and he is busy fixing the ridgepole atop of them.
ton (loanword) / Taiwan pr. [dun4]

= + : Doggy Dog (du) is burying a ton (吨) of mandarins (口) in front of the encampment ((e)n1). He dug a huge hole and is using a trident (屯) to shove the mandarins into the hole.
to freeze / to feel very cold / aspic or jelly

= + : Doggy Dog set up his booth at a very bad time: it's winter, and it's freezing cold. He built a small Oriental Pearl Tower in the engine's bathroom and tries to sell popsicles in aspic.
to bet / to gamble

= + : Doggy Dog (du) and the Sun King (者) are gambling (赌) for a crab (贝) inside of the space station (Ø3).
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).
old variant of 墩[dun1]
block / gate pillar / pier / classifier for clusters of plants / classifier for rounds in a card game: trick / (archaic) watchtower
large ancient bell
surname Duo
serious (illness) / sincere / true
variant of 篤|笃[du3]
Dong ethnic group (aka Kam people)
blunt / stupid
Japanese variant of 對|对[dui4]
variant of 遁[dun4]
to evade / to flee / to escape
confused / turbid