Pinyin "du4"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "du4" is split up into two parts: "du" 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 "du"

Du is for Doggy Dog.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "Ø4"

In the space station's bathroom.

Characters pronounced du4

to pass / to spend (time) / measure / limit / extent / degree of intensity / degree (angles, temperature etc) / kilowatt-hour / classifier for events and occurrences

= + 广 + 廿 : Mnemonic symbol: a thermometer.

= + 广 + 廿 : Doggy Dog follows a rigid training plan in the space station's bathroom to spend his time, even though he is sick and has a fever. To measure the degree of intensity of his fever, he uses a thermometer to measure his temperature. Even while doing this he still boxes a flower pot (which he suspended from a parachute) with his boxing glove.
belly

= + : The moon (月) made tripe out of doggy dog (du) and now his belly (肚) hurts. He has to spend the rest of the day in the space station's bathroom (Ø4) pulling a heap of dirt (土) out of his belly.
to cross / to pass through / to ferry

= + : Doggy Dog (du) is going to a party in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). To get there he'll have to take the ferry (渡), but he's worried that his drink will be cold by the time he arrives. He's constantly measuring the temperature of his bottle of water (氵) using a thermometer (度).
birchleaf pear (tree) / to stop / to prevent / to restrict

= + : Doggy Dog (du) finds that there is a Christmas tree (木) growing out of the dirt (土) in the space stations bathroom (Ø4). With a sigh he nips the tree in the bud (杜) and stops (杜) it from growing while it is still small.
surname Du

= + : Doggy Dog (du) finds that there is a Christmas tree (木) growing out of the dirt (土) in the space stations bathroom (Ø4). With a sigh he nips the tree in the bud (杜) and stops (杜) it from growing while it is still small.
to envy (success, talent) / jealous

= + : Doggy Dog (du) is very jealous (妒) of Bessie Coleman (女) because she can juggle wooden swinging doors (户) so well, especially in zero gravity in the space station's bathroom (Ø4).
variant of 妒[du4]

= + : Doggy Dog (du) is very jealous (妒) of Bessie Coleman (女) because she can juggle wooden swinging doors (户) so well, especially in zero gravity in the space station's bathroom (Ø4).
to plate (with gold, silver etc) / (prefix) -plated
insect that eats into books, clothing etc / moth-eaten / worm-eaten
dubnium (chemistry)
used in location words (Cantonese) / Mandarin equivalent: 裡|里[li3]
used in 茳芏[jiang1 du4] / Taiwan pr. [tu3]
variant of 蠹[du4]
variant of 蠹[du4]