Pinyin "pu4"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "pu4" is split up into two parts: "pu" 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 "pu"

Pu is for Petra Penguin.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "Ø4"

In the space station's bathroom.

Characters pronounced pu4

铺
鋪
pù = pu + Ø4
plank bed / place to sleep / shop / store / (old) relay station
铺 = 甫 + 钅 : Ivan Pavlov (甫) prepared a new display (铺) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). He used golden harpoons (钅) to pin down Petra Penguin (pu) on a plank bed (铺).
铺
舖
pù = pu + Ø4
variant of 鋪|铺[pu4] / store
铺 = 甫 + 钅 : Ivan Pavlov (甫) prepared a new display (铺) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). He used golden harpoons (钅) to pin down Petra Penguin (pu) on a plank bed (铺).
堡
pù = pu + Ø4
variant of 鋪|铺[pu4] / used in place names
瀑
pù = pu + Ø4
waterfall
瀑 = 暴 + 氵 : Petra Penguin (pu) is suffering from a cruel (暴) disease, inflammation of the bladder. Every so often she thinks she really has to go to the space station's bathroom (Ø4) thinking that she'll pee a waterfall (瀑), but instead when she pees into the water bottle (氵) she can only pee a few drops at a time.
曝
pù = pu + Ø4
to air / to sun
曝 = 日 + 暴 : Petra Penguin (pu) is being tortured in a very cruel (暴) way in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). She has no way to escape the sun (日) and is baking under the sun (曝) non-stop.
舗
pù = pu + Ø4
Japanese variant of 舖|铺