Pinyin initial: "hu"

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

Mnemonics for hu

Hu is for Helga Horse.

Characters with hu

和
huò = hu + o4
to mix (ingredients) together / to blend / classifier for rinses of clothes / classifier for boilings of medicinal herbs
和
hú = hu + Ø2
to complete a set in mahjong or playing cards
和
huó = hu + o2
to combine a powdery substance (flour, plaster etc) with water / Taiwan pr. [huo4]
回
huí = hu + ei2
to circle / to go back / to turn around / to answer / to return / to revolve / Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) / time / classifier for acts of a play / section or chapter (of a classic book)
回 = 口 + 囗 : Helga Horse (hu-) smuggled herself into the Eiffel Tower's kitchen (-ei2). She covered herself in an enclosure (囗) full of mandarins (口). Unfortunately, she missed one little detail: The box full of mandarins is to be shipped back (回) to China soon.
回
迴
huí = hu + ei2
to curve / to return / to revolve
回
逥
huí = hu + ei2
variant of 迴|回[hui2]
囬
huí = hu + ei2
variant of 回[hui2]
囬 = 井 + 囗 : Let's say this one looks like a closet.
会
會
huì = hu + ei4
can (i.e. have the skill, know how to) / likely to / sure to / to meet / to get together / meeting / gathering / union / group / association / a moment (Taiwan pr. for this sense is [hui3])
会 = 云 + 人 : Helga horse is almost fainting when she enters the Eiffel Tower's bathroom. Neanderthal man is giving off an extraordinarily smelly cloud. She didn't even think that this was possible at all.
化
huà = hu + a4
to make into / to change into / -ization / to ... -ize / to transform / abbr. for 化學|化学[hua4 xue2]
化 = 亻 + 匕 : Helga Horse and Rosa Luxemburg conduct an experiment in the ashram's bathroom. Using a transformer, they melt a ladle.
化
hua̅ = hu + a1
variant of 花[hua1]
花
芲
hua̅ = hu + a1
old variant of 花[hua1]
花 = 艹 + 化 : Helga Horse found an interesting way of converting artificial lawn into a flower with the help of a transformer. In front of the ashram, she feeds the artificial lawn to the input of the transformer, and watches a flower grow at the output.
花
hua̅ = hu + a1
flower / blossom / CL:朵[duo3],支[zhi1],束[shu4],把[ba3],盆[pen2],簇[cu4] / fancy pattern / florid / to spend (money, time) / (coll.) lecherous / lustful
花 = 艹 + 化 : Helga Horse found an interesting way of converting artificial lawn into a flower with the help of a transformer. In front of the ashram, she feeds the artificial lawn to the input of the transformer, and watches a flower grow at the output.
花
hua̅ = hu + a1
surname Hua
花 = 艹 + 化 : Helga Horse found an interesting way of converting artificial lawn into a flower with the help of a transformer. In front of the ashram, she feeds the artificial lawn to the input of the transformer, and watches a flower grow at the output.
花
蘤
hua̅ = hu + a1
variant of 花[hua1] / flower / blossom / also pr. [wei3]
花 = 艹 + 化 : Helga Horse found an interesting way of converting artificial lawn into a flower with the help of a transformer. In front of the ashram, she feeds the artificial lawn to the input of the transformer, and watches a flower grow at the output.
火
huǒ = hu + o3
surname Huo
火
huǒ = hu + o3
fire / urgent / ammunition / fiery or flaming / internal heat (Chinese medicine) / hot (popular) / classifier for military units (old) / Kangxi radical 86
火 = 人 + 丶 : Helga Horse (hu) and Neanderthal Man (人) are starting a fire (火) in the observatory's living room (o3) with two large petals (丶).
灬
huǒ = hu + o3
"fire" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 86), occurring in 熙, 然, 熊 etc
I will represent this "fire" component by a grill.
还
還
huán = hu + an2
to pay back / to return
还
還
huán = hu + an2
surname Huan
户
戶
hù = hu + Ø4
a household / door / family
戶 = ⺁ + 口 : Helga Horse's (hu) family (戶) is visiting her in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). For dinner, Helga prepared a ton of bananas (⺁) and a mandarin (口) on top.
户 = 丶 + 尸 : Helga Horse (hu) is being attacked by a ghost (尸) with a big petal leaf (丶) on his head in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). She's fighting him off using a wooden swinging door (户).