Pinyin initial: "nu"

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

Mnemonics for nu

Nu is for Nelson Newt.

Characters with nu

(archaic) many / beautiful / how / old variant of 挪[nuo2]
surname Nuo
slave

= + : Bessie Coleman (女) is terrified when she discovers Nelson Newt (nu) just inside the space station's entrance (Ø2) since she is afraid of amphibians. She instantly orders her slave (奴) to smash Nelson Newt with a boxing glove (又).
to exert / to strive

= + : There is an emergency in the space station (Ø3), but both Nelson Newt (nu) and the slave (奴) are too weak to push the emergency power button (力). They exert (努) all their power to push the button together and let ground control know of the emergency.
to do / to manage / to handle / to play with / to fool with / to mess with / to fix / to toy with

= + : Nelson Newt (nu) has been fiddling (弄) with Martin Luther King's (王) handcuffs (廾) in the engine's bathroom ((e)ng4) for hours until he was finally able to open them.
old variant of 弄[nong4]

= + : Nelson Newt (nu) has been fiddling (弄) with Martin Luther King's (王) handcuffs (廾) in the engine's bathroom ((e)ng4) for hours until he was finally able to open them.
surname Nong

= + 𧘇 : Nelson Newt (nu) started a monoculture (农) in the engine's kitchen ((e)ng2). He set up melon plants on top of the stones, and the melons are hanging down to the sides. Just above the melons he set up cooking tops (冖) to provide some shade. To water his plants, he has to climb up a step ladder (𧘇).
variant of 農|农[nong2]

= + 𧘇 : Nelson Newt (nu) started a monoculture (农) in the engine's kitchen ((e)ng2). He set up melon plants on top of the stones, and the melons are hanging down to the sides. Just above the melons he set up cooking tops (冖) to provide some shade. To water his plants, he has to climb up a step ladder (𧘇).
peasant / to farm / agriculture / diligent (old) / government field official (old)

= + 𧘇 : Nelson Newt (nu) started a monoculture (农) in the engine's kitchen ((e)ng2). He set up melon plants on top of the stones, and the melons are hanging down to the sides. Just above the melons he set up cooking tops (冖) to provide some shade. To water his plants, he has to climb up a step ladder (𧘇).
warm / to warm

= + : The sun (日) got Nelson Newt (nu) from the pet shop and inspects him inside of the anthill (an3). He is frozen and not moving at all. She also got a flow chart (爰) on how to make him come alive. On the flow chart, there is one box "heat (暖) him up", and there is one arrow starting and ending at the box. Therefore (爰), the sun slowly warms (暖) Nelson Newt with her warm light.
old variant of 暖[nuan3]

= + : The sun (日) got Nelson Newt (nu) from the pet shop and inspects him inside of the anthill (an3). He is frozen and not moving at all. She also got a flow chart (爰) on how to make him come alive. On the flow chart, there is one box "heat (暖) him up", and there is one arrow starting and ending at the box. Therefore (爰), the sun slowly warms (暖) Nelson Newt with her warm light.
variant of 暖[nuan3], warm

= + : The sun (日) got Nelson Newt (nu) from the pet shop and inspects him inside of the anthill (an3). He is frozen and not moving at all. She also got a flow chart (爰) on how to make him come alive. On the flow chart, there is one box "heat (暖) him up", and there is one arrow starting and ending at the box. Therefore (爰), the sun slowly warms (暖) Nelson Newt with her warm light.
variant of 暖[nuan3]

= + : The sun (日) got Nelson Newt (nu) from the pet shop and inspects him inside of the anthill (an3). He is frozen and not moving at all. She also got a flow chart (爰) on how to make him come alive. On the flow chart, there is one box "heat (暖) him up", and there is one arrow starting and ending at the box. Therefore (爰), the sun slowly warms (暖) Nelson Newt with her warm light.
concentrated / dense / strong (smell etc)

= + : Nelson Newt (nu) is watering his monoculture (农) in the engine's kitchen ((e)ng2). He added a lot of fertilizer to the water in his water bottle (氵) and as he empties the bottle a thick (浓) fog with a strong (浓) smell is emerging from the liquid.
to consent / to promise / (literary) yes!

= + : Nelson Newt (nu) sees an ad on an advertising column (讠) in the observatory's bathroom (o4) with a grilled chicken on it. He turns to his wooden chicken (若) and swears (诺) to protect it from anyone who wants to grill it.
anger / fury / flourishing / vigorous

= + : Nelson Newt (nu) is angrily (怒) shouting at his slave (奴) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). The slave thinks how heartless Nelson Newt is. Indeed, a long time ago the slave stole Nelson Newt's heart (心) to use it one day in an escape plan.
to shift / to move

= + : Nelson Newt (nu) got the task to move (挪) a laser sword (那). He is just about to pass the observatory's kitchen (o2). He does not dare to touch the laser sword with his hands, so he handles it using a toy claw (扌).
elegant / graceful

= + : Bessie Coleman (女) and Nelson Newt (nu) are duelling with laser swords (那) in the observatory's kitchen (o2). Their performance is very elegant (娜) and graceful (娜).