Pinyin initial: "zhu"

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

Mnemonics for zhu

Julian (朱利安 zhū​ lì​ ān) Giant Squid.

Characters with zhu

pillar / CL:根[gen1]

= + : It is Christmas in the space station and Julian Giant Squid (zhu) set up a Christmas tree (木) in the bathroom (Ø4). Julian Giant Squid prepared a gift for the lord (主): he gives him a pillar (柱) for his mansion.
tree trunk / stump (tree root) / a plant / classifier for trees or plants / strain (biology) / to involve others (in shady business)

= + : Julian Giant Squid (zhu) wants to look after his Christmas tree (木) in front of the space station (Ø1), but he finds that it has been infected by a flock of vermilion flycatchers (朱) and only the stump (株) remained.
luminous / burning / to burn / to cauterize

= + : George Giant Squid (zhu) got bitten by wild animals in the observatory's kitchen (o2), so he wants to cauterize (灼) the wounds. He uses fire (火) to heat up a spoon (勺) and presses the hot spoon on his wounds, but the spoon is too hot and causes him severe burns (灼).
to swell / swelling / swollen

= + : The moon (月) and Julian Giant Squid (zhu) are playing darts inside of the engine ((e)ng3). Right in his first turn Julian Giant Squid doesn't hit the dart board (中), but instead hits the moon's eye which starts swelling (肿) and develops into a tumor (肿).
to live / to dwell / to stay / to reside / to stop / (suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)

= + : Julian Giant Squid (zhu), Rosa Luxemburg (亻) and the Lord (主) are all living (住) together in a flat share in the space station's bathroom (Ø4).
surname Zhong

= + : Rosa Luxemburg (亻) is playing darts in the engine's bathroom ((e)ng4). The play goes very slowly because each of her darts is transferred to the dart board (中) manually by Julian Giant Squid (zhu) who acts as a middleman (仲).
second month of a season / middle / intermediate / second amongst brothers

= + : Rosa Luxemburg (亻) is playing darts in the engine's bathroom ((e)ng4). The play goes very slowly because each of her darts is transferred to the dart board (中) manually by Julian Giant Squid (zhu) who acts as a middleman (仲).
outstanding

= + : Mnemonic symbol: a 班 ban1 卓 zhuo2 琴 qin2, a banjo. Julian Giant Squid (zhu) is taking part in a music contest in the observatory's kitchen (o2). There is an alarm clock (早) with a pennant on it (⺊) which shows exactly the time when Julian Giant Squid is allowed to play. As the pennant goes up Julian Giant Squid starts to play, and he proves that his banjo skills are really outstanding (卓).
surname Zhuo
variant of 莊|庄[zhuang1]
farmstead / village / manor / place of business / banker (in a gambling game) / grave or solemn / holdings of a landlord (in imperial China)

= + 广 : Julian Giant Squid (zhu) is landing with his parachute (广) next to a farmstead (庄) in front of the anglepod (ang1). He is really bad at parachuting though and lands directly in the farms dung hill (土).
stump / stake / pile / classifier for items

= + : Julian Giant Squid (zhu) made a pile (桩) of stakes (桩) out of the Christmas trees (木) growing next to the farmstead (庄) in front of the anglepod (ang1) so that he's prepared if any vampires should try to attack him.
loyal / devoted / honest

= + : Julian Giant Squid (zhu) plays darts every day in front of the engine ((e)ng1). He is very loyal (忠) to his club and even has a darts board (中) tattooed onto his heart (心).
"bamboo" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 118)

Mnemonic symbol: a bamboo stick.

Julian Giant Squid (zhu) is cooking bamboo shoots in the space station's kitchen (Ø2). He's cooking them in a large pot and stirs them with a bamboo stick (⺮).
to store / to stand / space between the door and the entrance screen
difficult / stingy

= + + : Mnemonic symbol: a trident (屯).
candle / (literary) to illuminate

= + : Julian Giant Squid (zhu) lights a candle (烛) just inside the space station's entrance (Ø2) and the mosquito (虫) instantly wants to fly right into the fire (火).
classifier for buildings / carriage curtain (old)

= + : Julian Giant Squid (zhu) has built one 幢 building out of towels (巾) for the golden boy (童) to play with in the anglepod's bathroom (ang4).
(bound form) to pursue / to chase away / individually / one by one

= + : The swine (豕) is stealing Julian Giant Squid's (zhu) eight gladiator sandals (辶) one by one (逐) in the space station's entrance (Ø2), with Julian Giant Squid chasing (逐) the swine each time.
Zhuang ethnic group of Guangxi, the PRC's second most numerous ethnic group

= + : The bachelor his held captive by Julian Giant Squid in the anglepod's bathroom! Fortunately the fighter hero already arrived, blinds Julian Giant Squid with sawdust and rescues his love, the bachelor.

= + : Mnemonic symbol from 壮士, "hero" or "warrior (in armor)".