Pinyin "fu4"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "fu4" is split up into two parts: "fu" 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 "fu"

Fu is for Frieda Fox.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "Ø4"

In the space station's bathroom.

Characters pronounced fu4

服
fù = fu + Ø4
classifier for medicine: dose / Taiwan pr. [fu2]
父
fù = fu + Ø4
father
父 = 乂 + 八 : Father Time. Father Time is trying to cut an eight ball with pliers. Besides, he looks like he has just bitten in a lemon.
复
覆
fù = fu + Ø4
variant of 復|复[fu4] / to reply to a letter
覆 = 復 + 覀 : Frieda Fox (fu) wants to use the shrine of rejuvenation (復) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4), but someone has been using it for one hundred years already. First, Frieda uses knuckle dusters (覀) to knock the person over the head, but as he doesn't wake up Frieda looses her patience completely and just overthrows (覆) the whole shrine, throwing out the person.
复 = 𠂉 + 日 + 夂 : Mnemonic symbol: a photocopier.

Frieda Fox (fu) and the sun (日) have to wear high heels (夂) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). The high heels are locked, and they only have one key (𠂉). They know that the key is very fragile and can only be used once, so they use a photocopier (复) to create more keys so that both of them can be freed.
复
複
fù = fu + Ø4
to repeat / to double / to overlap / complex (not simple) / compound / composite / double / diplo- / duplicate / overlapping / to duplicate
复 = 𠂉 + 日 + 夂 : Mnemonic symbol: a photocopier.

Frieda Fox (fu) and the sun (日) have to wear high heels (夂) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). The high heels are locked, and they only have one key (𠂉). They know that the key is very fragile and can only be used once, so they use a photocopier (复) to create more keys so that both of them can be freed.
复
復
fù = fu + Ø4
to go and return / to return / to resume / to return to a normal or original state / to repeat / again / to recover / to restore / to turn over / to reply / to answer / to reply to a letter / to retaliate / to carry out
復 = 复 + 彳 : Mnemonic symbol: a shrine of rejuvenation.

Frieda Fox (fu) only has an old photocopy (复) of her favorite black sneaker (彳). She restores (復) her sneakers to the original state by putting the old photocopy into the shrine of rejuvenation (復) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4).
复 = 𠂉 + 日 + 夂 : Mnemonic symbol: a photocopier.

Frieda Fox (fu) and the sun (日) have to wear high heels (夂) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). The high heels are locked, and they only have one key (𠂉). They know that the key is very fragile and can only be used once, so they use a photocopier (复) to create more keys so that both of them can be freed.
富
fù = fu + Ø4
rich / abundant / wealthy
富 = 宀 + 畐 : Frieda Fox (fu) is very rich (富), so she ordered a golden graduation cap (宀) for her graduation. When the cap arrives though she doesn't pay any attention to it: in reality she just wanted to pop the bubble wrap (畐) In the space station's bathroom (Ø4).
富
fù = fu + Ø4
surname Fu
富 = 宀 + 畐 : Frieda Fox (fu) is very rich (富), so she ordered a golden graduation cap (宀) for her graduation. When the cap arrives though she doesn't pay any attention to it: in reality she just wanted to pop the bubble wrap (畐) In the space station's bathroom (Ø4).
负
負
fù = fu + Ø4
to bear / to carry (on one's back) / to turn one's back on / to be defeated / negative (math. etc)
负 = ⺈ + 贝 : Mnemonic symbol: an opossum (负鼠) who carries her babies on her back.

A few pals practice their cosplay on the space station's bathroom. They want to reenact the town musicians of Bremen, and so Frieda Fuchs stands at the bottom, the crab is on top of Frieda, the crane is on top of the crab, the opossum is on top of the crane, and the opossum carries her babies on her back.
付
fù = fu + Ø4
to pay / to hand over to / classifier for pairs or sets of things
付 = 亻 + 寸 : A paycheck.
付 = 亻 + 寸 : Rosa Luxemburg hands over Frieda Fox's paycheck in the bathroom of the space station, who of course "thumbs up".
付
fù = fu + Ø4
surname Fu
妇
婦
fù = fu + Ø4
woman
妇 = 女 + 彐 : Frieda Fox (fu) and Bessie Coleman (女), both being women (妇), do women's stuff in the space station's bathroom (Ø4), such as throwing fake pig noses (彐) at each other.
妇
媍
fù = fu + Ø4
old variant of 婦|妇[fu4]
妇 = 女 + 彐 : Frieda Fox (fu) and Bessie Coleman (女), both being women (妇), do women's stuff in the space station's bathroom (Ø4), such as throwing fake pig noses (彐) at each other.
附
坿
fù = fu + Ø4
variant of 附[fu4]
附 = 付 + 阝 : The pope (阝) hands Frieda Fuchs (fu) a paycheck (付) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4), but the present comes with strings attached (附): Attached (附) to the paycheck is a contract stating that she can only cash it in if she joins the church.
附
fù = fu + Ø4
to add / to attach / to be close to / to be attached
附 = 付 + 阝 : The pope (阝) hands Frieda Fuchs (fu) a paycheck (付) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4), but the present comes with strings attached (附): Attached (附) to the paycheck is a contract stating that she can only cash it in if she joins the church.
傅
fù = fu + Ø4
surname Fu
傅 = 亻 + 尃 : Rosa Luxemburg (亻) and Frieda Fox (fu) did not behave during the tutor's (傅) class in the space station's bathroom (Ø4), so the tutor nails them to the blackboard (尃) to serve as bad example for others.
傅
fù = fu + Ø4
(bound form) instructor / (literary) to instruct / to attach / to apply (makeup etc)
傅 = 亻 + 尃 : Rosa Luxemburg (亻) and Frieda Fox (fu) did not behave during the tutor's (傅) class in the space station's bathroom (Ø4), so the tutor nails them to the blackboard (尃) to serve as bad example for others.
副
fù = fu + Ø4
secondary / auxiliary / deputy / assistant / vice- / abbr. for 副詞|副词 adverb / classifier for pairs, sets of things & facial expressions
副 = 刂 + 畐 : Frieda Fox (fu) has to tidy up the space station's bathroom (Ø4) and therefore has to cut a lot of bubble wrap (畐) with a kitchen knife (刂). As a side effect (副) it is really relaxing to pop the bubbles.
覆
fù = fu + Ø4
to cover / to overflow / to overturn / to capsize
覆 = 復 + 覀 : Frieda Fox (fu) wants to use the shrine of rejuvenation (復) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4), but someone has been using it for one hundred years already. First, Frieda uses knuckle dusters (覀) to knock the person over the head, but as he doesn't wake up Frieda looses her patience completely and just overthrows (覆) the whole shrine, throwing out the person.