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

敦

㪟

du̅n = du + (e)n1

variant of 敦[dun1]

敦 = 享 + 攵 : In front of the encampment ((e)n1) several workers are busy tearing up the ground using sledge hammers (攵). Doggy Dog (du) is so kind-hearted (敦) to hand them cocktails (享) from time to time to help them cool down.

墩

墪

du̅n = du + (e)n1

old variant of 墩[dun1]

垛

垜

duǒ = du + o3

variant of 垛[duo3]

黩

黷

dú = du + Ø2

blacken / constantly / to insult