Pinyin "lu4"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "lu4" is split up into two parts: "lu" 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 "lu"

Lu is for Lenny Lemur.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "Ø4"

In the space station's bathroom.

Characters pronounced lu4

路
lù = lu + Ø4
road / CL:條|条[tiao2] / journey / route / line (bus etc) / sort; kind
路 = ⻊ + 各 : In the space station's bathroom Lenny Lemur dreams of becoming a football star. He imagines walking down to earth on a road of stars, his football in his hands.
路
lù = lu + Ø4
surname Lu
录
錄
lù = lu + Ø4
diary / record / to hit / to copy
录 = 彐 + 氺 : Lenny Lemur (lu) writes into his diary (录) that this was a very special day in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). He invented a new sport by setting up an aqueduct (氺) and riding it like a water slide on a pig snout (彐) and is sure that this sport will be olympic soon.
录
錄
lù = lu + Ø4
surname Lu
录 = 彐 + 氺 : Lenny Lemur (lu) writes into his diary (录) that this was a very special day in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). He invented a new sport by setting up an aqueduct (氺) and riding it like a water slide on a pig snout (彐) and is sure that this sport will be olympic soon.
录
彔
lù = lu + Ø4
to carve wood
录 = 彐 + 氺 : Lenny Lemur (lu) writes into his diary (录) that this was a very special day in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). He invented a new sport by setting up an aqueduct (氺) and riding it like a water slide on a pig snout (彐) and is sure that this sport will be olympic soon.
陆
陸
lù = lu + Ø4
surname Lu
陆
陸
lù = lu + Ø4
(bound form) land (as opposed to the sea)
陆
陸
lù = lu + Ø4
shore / land / continent
陆 = 击 + 阝 : Lenny Lemur (lu) is helping the pope (阝) to conquer earth from the space station's bathroom (Ø4). As they fly over the different continents (陆) they threaten them using their mortar (击).
露
lù = lu + Ø4
surname Lu
露 = 路 + 雨 : It has been raining in the space station's bathroom, which makes Lenny Lemur really happy. He likes to lick off the dew which sticks to the roads in the bathroom after it has been raining.
露
lù = lu + Ø4
dew / syrup / nectar / outdoors (not under cover) / to show / to reveal / to betray / to expose
露 = 路 + 雨 : It has been raining in the space station's bathroom, which makes Lenny Lemur really happy. He likes to lick off the dew which sticks to the roads in the bathroom after it has been raining.
鹿
lù = lu + Ø4
deer
坴
lù = lu + Ø4
a clod of earth / land
坴 = 土 + 八 + 土 : Lenny Lemur (lu) is creating his very own clod of earth (坴) by attaching dirt (土) to an eight-ball (八) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4).
碌
lù = lu + Ø4
(bound form used in 忙碌[mang2 lu4], 勞碌|劳碌[lao2 lu4], 庸碌[yong1 lu4] etc)
碌 = 石 + 录 : Lenny Lemur (lu) is keeping a diary (录) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4), but it is quite laborious (碌) to write down (碌) a new entry because it is just a big stone (石).
赂
賂
lù = lu + Ø4
bribe / bribery
赂 = 各 + 贝 : Lenny Lemur (lu) needs to use the space station's bathroom (Ø4) but it is still occupied by the crab (贝), so Lenny tries to bribe (赂) it with a star (各).