Pinyin "zhua3"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "zhua3" is split up into two parts: "zhu" and "a3". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.

Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "zhu"

Julian (朱利安 zhū​ lì​ ān) Giant Squid.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "a3"

In the ashram's living room.

Characters pronounced zhua3

爪
zhuǎ = zhu + a3
(coll.) foot of an animal or bird / (coll.) foot supporting a cooking pot etc
Julian Giant Squid (zhu) grew a claw (爪) on each tentacle. In the ashram (a3) he looks even more dangerous this way.