Pinyin initial: "w"

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

Mnemonics for w

Wu is for Willy Walrus.

Characters with w

variant of 玩[wan2] / Taiwan pr. [wan4]

= + : Martin Luther King asks Willy Walrus for the entrance fee for tonight's concert just inside the anthill's kitchen. Willy Walrus makes fun out of snatching away the coin again just when Martin is about to grab it. When he finally gives it to Martin Luther King, Martin finds out that it's just a toy chocolate coin.
variant of 碗[wan3]
old variant of 罔[wang3]
tire / wheel band
to shirk / to give excuses
correct / right
internal cavity of stomach
luxuriant vegetation
winding, curving / swagger
wen xiang, Henan province
(bound form) to rush about / to strive for
numeral 5 in Suzhou numeral system 蘇州碼子|苏州码子[Su1 zhou1 ma3 zi5]
archaic variant of 五[wu3]
used in 逢俉[feng2 wu2]
see 逢俉[feng2 wu2], to come across sth scary / to have a fright
(used in given names)
to trim
uncomfortable / unsteady
the corners of the mouth / the lips
obstinate, disobedient, intractable