Pinyin "chu4"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "chu4" is split up into two parts: "chu" and "Ø4". 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 "Ø4"

In the space station's bathroom.

Characters pronounced chu4

step with the right foot / see 彳亍[chi4 chu4]

= + : Mnemonic symbol: a step with the right foot is a kick of a righteous knight, who wears a full armor boot on his right foot.

Someone is playing music on a flute (一) for Chantal Chicken (chu) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4) so that she can practice pole dancing on a huge nail (丁). She's working on her step with the right foot (亍) while wearing a full armor boot (mnemonic symbol for 亍).
to step with the right foot (used in 彳亍[chi4 chu4])
place / location / spot / point / office / department / bureau / respect / classifier for locations or items of damage: spot, point

= + : Mnemonic symbol: a spotlight

= + : Chantal Chicken has found the perfect spot for her performance. In the space station's bathroom she puts on her high heels, sets up the voodoo staff, turns on the spotlight and practices her voodoo pole dance in this protected location.
to touch / to make contact with sth / to stir up sb's emotions

= + : Chantal Chicken (chu) found a way to listen to a mosquito (虫) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4): The mosquito is speaking into the small hole of a horn (角), and Chantal holds her ear to the wide end of the horn. In this way she can listen to the very touching (触) stories of the mosquito. After the mosquito finished Chantal wants to touch it (触) and pat it on the shoulder, but she accidentally smashes the mosquito.
livestock / domesticated animal / domestic animal

= + : Chantal Chicken (chu) has a herd of cows (畜) living on a field (田) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). To make the cows stay on the field it is surrounded by lava (玄).
a shackled pig

= + : Chantal Chicken (chu) shackled the swine (豕) with a petal leaf (丶) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). Now the shackled swine (豖) can't even use the bathroom anymore.
to dismiss from office / to expel
to begin
lofty / upright
lead / pull
to twitch; to have a spasm
crimson silk / deficiency / to stitch
crowd / transliteration of Sanskrit 'kso', e.g. Aksobhya Buddha 阿閦佛
fearful / timid / to fear
rough and rugged
to be afraid
(person) / angry