Pinyin "fu1"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "fu1" is split up into two parts: "fu" and "Ø1". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.

Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "fu"

Fu is for Frieda Fox.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "Ø1"

In front of the space station.

Characters pronounced fu1

夫

fu̅ = fu + Ø1

husband / man / manual worker / conscripted laborer (old)

夫 = 二 + 人 : Mnemonic symbol: a construction worker

夫 = 二 + 人 : In front of the space station, Neanderthal Man and a construction worker are busy exchanging a broken capacitor. When Frieda Fox floats by they whistle at her because they think she's hot, but Frieda is just annoyed.

尃

fu̅ = fu + Ø1

to state to, to announce

尃 = 寸 + 甫 : Mnemonic symbol: a bulletin board.

Ivan Pavlov (甫) pinned an announcement (尃) to the bulletin board (尃) in front of the space station (Ø1). He announces to start a new course about education for foxes. Frieda Fox (fu) is quite sceptical, so Ivan tries to convince her by giving her the thumbs up (寸).

肤

膚

fu̅ = fu + Ø1

skin

肤 = 夫 + 月 : In front of the space station (Ø1) the moon (月) has his skin (肤) renewed. A construction worker (夫) removes the old skin while Frieda Fox (fu) builds a new skin layer.

敷

fu̅ = fu + Ø1

to spread / to lay out / to apply (powder, ointment etc) / sufficient (to cover) / enough

敷 = 甫 + 方 + 攵 : The hull of the space station cracked. From the outside (Ø1) Ivan Pavlov (甫) spreads out a paste (敷) in a square (方) around the crack with the help of a sledgehammer (攵).

孵

fu̅ = fu + Ø1

breeding / to incubate / to hatch

呋

fu̅ = fu + Ø1

used in transliteration, e.g. 呋喃[fu1 nan2], furan or 呋喃西林[fu1 nan2 xi1 lin2], furacilinum / old variant of 趺[fu1]

稃

fu̅ = fu + Ø1

husk / outside shell of grain

跗

fu̅ = fu + Ø1

instep / tarsus