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

众
眾
zhòng = zhu + (e)ng4
abbr. for 眾議院|众议院[Zhong4 yi4 yuan4], House of Representatives
众 = 人 + 从 : Neanderthal Man and Julian Giant Squid are helplessly watching engine's bathroom being flooded by a crowd of rubber chicken.
众
眾
zhòng = zhu + (e)ng4
crowd; multitude / many; numerous
众
眾
zhòng = zhu + (e)ng4
many / numerous / crowd / multitude
众 = 人 + 从 : Neanderthal Man and Julian Giant Squid are helplessly watching engine's bathroom being flooded by a crowd of rubber chicken.
庄
莊
zhua̅ng = zhu + ang1
farmstead / village / manor / place of business / banker (in a gambling game) / grave or solemn / holdings of a landlord (in imperial China)
庄 = 土 + 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).
壮
壯
zhuàng = zhu + ang4
Zhuang ethnic group of Guangxi, the PRC's second most numerous ethnic group
壮 = 丬 + 士 : 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.
壮 = 丬 + 士 : Mnemonic symbol from 壮士, "hero" or "warrior (in armor)".
壮
壯
zhuàng = zhu + ang4
to strengthen / strong / robust
壮 = 丬 + 士 : Mnemonic symbol from 壮士, "hero" or "warrior (in armor)".
壮 = 丬 + 士 : 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.
状
狀
zhuàng = zhu + ang4
accusation / suit / state / condition / strong / great / -shaped
状 = 丬 + 犬 : Julian Giant Squid plays fetch with the St Bernard in the anglepod's bathroom, but just as he throws a piece of wood it disintegrates into a cloud of sawdust. The St Bernard dog is very annoyed and accuses Julian Giant Squid of having it done on purpose to tease him.
筑
築
zhù = zhu + Ø4
to build / to construct / to ram / to hit / Taiwan pr. [zhu2]
筑 = ⺮ + 巩 : Julian Giant Squid (zhu) constructed (筑) some tools just out of bamboo sticks (⺮) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). The last thing he constructs for the day is a shed made out of bamboo sticks. He puts his tools inside and locks the shed with a padlock (巩).
驻
駐
zhù = zhu + Ø4
to halt / to stay / to be stationed (of troops, diplomats etc)
驻 = 主 + 马 : The space station's bathroom (Ø4) has been assigned as a new military station. The newest soldiers are the lord (主), the unicorn (马), and Julian Giant Squid (zhu) which have all been stationed (驻) in the space station's bathroom.
诸
諸
zhu̅ = zhu + Ø1
surname Zhu
诸 = 者 + 讠 : Julian Giant Squid (zhu) tells Louis XIV (者) all about his special sugarcane (诸) in front of the space station (Ø1). He got a picture of the sugarcane on an advertising column (讠) and starts his speech using the royal plural: "Ladies and Gentlemen (诸), ..."
诸
諸
zhu̅ = zhu + Ø1
all / various
诸 = 者 + 讠 : Julian Giant Squid (zhu) tells Louis XIV (者) all about his special sugarcane (诸) in front of the space station (Ø1). He got a picture of the sugarcane on an advertising column (讠) and starts his speech using the royal plural: "Ladies and Gentlemen (诸), ..."
注
註
zhù = zhu + Ø4
to register / to annotate / note / comment
注 = 主 + 氵 : Julian Giant Squid and the lord are very concentrated on a game they are playing in the space station's bathroom. Each of them has a bottle of water, and they are taking turns to pour the water in the other one's bottle, which is not that easy at zero gravity.
准
準
zhǔn = zhu + (e)n3
accurate / standard / definitely / certainly / about to become (bride, son-in-law etc) / quasi- / para-
准 = 冫 + 隹 : Julian Giant Squid is just about to eat a popsicle inside of the encampment, but in the last moment a sparrow snatches the popsicle away and shouts that it is forbidden to eat inside of the encampment.
终
終
zho̅ng = zhu + (e)ng1
end / finish
终 = 冬 + 纟 : Julian Giant Squid (zhu) and the silk worm (纟) are eating udon noodles (冬) in front of the engine ((e)ng1). After a while into the dish they accidently both suck on one end (终) of the same noodle and eventually kiss.
钟
鍾
zho̅ng = zhu + (e)ng1
handleless cup / goblet / to concentrate / variant of 鐘|钟[zhong1]
钟 = 中 + 钅 : Julian Giant Squid (zhu) practices trick shots in front of the engine ((e)ng1). He tries to hit a dart board (中) with golden harpoons (钅). He's not going for direct hits though, but trying to bounce the golden harpoons off of a huge bell (钟) first.
钟
鍾
zho̅ng = zhu + (e)ng1
surname Zhong
钟 = 中 + 钅 : Julian Giant Squid (zhu) practices trick shots in front of the engine ((e)ng1). He tries to hit a dart board (中) with golden harpoons (钅). He's not going for direct hits though, but trying to bounce the golden harpoons off of a huge bell (钟) first.
钟
鐘
zho̅ng = zhu + (e)ng1
clock / o'clock / time as measured in hours and minutes / bell / CL:架[jia4],座[zuo4]
钟 = 中 + 钅 : Julian Giant Squid (zhu) practices trick shots in front of the engine ((e)ng1). He tries to hit a dart board (中) with golden harpoons (钅). He's not going for direct hits though, but trying to bounce the golden harpoons off of a huge bell (钟) first.
装
裝
zhua̅ng = zhu + ang1
adornment / to adorn / dress / clothing / costume (of an actor in a play) / to play a role / to pretend / to install / to fix / to wrap (sth in a bag) / to load / to pack
装 = 壮 + 衣 : Julian Giant Squid and the armoured hero are rehearsing their play in front of the anglepod. Julian Giant Squid wears a kilt and is playing the damsel in distress which is rescued by the armoured hero.
蛛
zhu̅ = zhu + Ø1
spider
锺
鍾
zho̅ng = zhu + (e)ng1
variant of 鍾|钟[zhong1]