Pinyin "chu3"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "chu3" is split up into two parts: "chu" and "Ø3". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.

Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "chu"

Chu is for Chantal Chicken.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "Ø3"

In the space station's living room.

Characters pronounced chu3

to reside / to live / to dwell / to be in / to be situated at / to stay / to get along with / to be in a position of / to deal with / to discipline / to punish
surname Chu / abbr. for Hubei 湖北省[Hu2 bei3 Sheng3] and Hunan 湖南省[Hu2 nan2 Sheng3] provinces together / Chinese kingdom during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (722-221 BC)

= + : Chantal Chicken (chu) finds that a small forest (林) has grown in the space station (Ø3). Decisively she puts on her gumboots (疋), grabs her punishment cane (楚) and brings back order (楚) and clarity (楚) to the wild forest.
distinct / clear / orderly / pain / suffering / deciduous bush used in Chinese medicine (genus Vitex) / punishment cane (old)

= + : Chantal Chicken (chu) finds that a small forest (林) has grown in the space station (Ø3). Decisively she puts on her gumboots (疋), grabs her punishment cane (楚) and brings back order (楚) and clarity (楚) to the wild forest.
foundation / base

= + : Chantal Chicken (chu) has to leave the space station (Ø3) quickly, but the emergency exit (出) is blocked by a big rock (石). Chantal has no other choice but to dig a tunnel through the space station's foundation (础).
surname Chu / Taiwan pr. [Chu2]

= + : Chantal Chicken (chu) and Rosa Luxemburg (亻) are stockpiling (储) all (诸) kinds of sugar canes (诸) in the space station as a federal reserve (储).
(bound form) to store / to save / to have in reserve / heir / Taiwan pr. [chu2]

= + : Chantal Chicken (chu) and Rosa Luxemburg (亻) are stockpiling (储) all (诸) kinds of sugar canes (诸) in the space station as a federal reserve (储).
old variant of 處|处[chu3]
surname Chu
pestle / to poke
Broussonetia kasinoki
name of an ancient river (in present-day Dingtao County 定陶縣|定陶县[Ding4 tao2 Xian4], Shandong)
erroneous form of 褚