Pinyin "hu1"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "hu1" is split up into two parts: "hu" 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 "hu"

Hu is for Helga Horse.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "Ø1"

In front of the space station.

Characters pronounced hu1

to neglect / to overlook / to ignore / suddenly

= + : Helga Horse (hu) got new bat wings (勿) and carelessly (忽) flies around in front of the space station (Ø1). Suddenly (忽) she realizes there's no oxygen to breathe and the shock is enough to have her heart (心) nearly jump out of her chest.
surname Hu

= + : Helga Horse (hu) got new bat wings (勿) and carelessly (忽) flies around in front of the space station (Ø1). Suddenly (忽) she realizes there's no oxygen to breathe and the shock is enough to have her heart (心) nearly jump out of her chest.
(classical particle similar to 於|于[yu2]) in / at / from / because / than / (classical final particle similar to 嗎|吗[ma5], 吧[ba5], 呢[ne5], expressing question, doubt or astonishment)

= 丿 + + : Helga Horse had too much weed in front of the space station. She thinks that she's eating a banana, but she's just munching on a crowbar. Moreover she's under the impression that she's a chubby and is very astonished.
to call / to cry / to shout / to breath out / to exhale

= + : In front of the space station (Ø1), Helga Horse (hu) is still under the impression that she is a chubby (乎). Franticly she cries out (呼) that from now on she'll exclusively eat mandarins (口), eating the first mandarin of many to come immediately.
variant of 呼[hu1] / to shout / to call out

= + : In front of the space station (Ø1), Helga Horse (hu) is still under the impression that she is a chubby (乎). Franticly she cries out (呼) that from now on she'll exclusively eat mandarins (口), eating the first mandarin of many to come immediately.
stripes of a tiger / "tiger" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 141)

= + + : Helga Horse wants some stripes badly. She's starting a Voodoo ceremony in front of the space station. With the help of her Voodoo staff, she summons a chocolate factory. She dips a seven-branched laser sword into the chocolate and paints zebra stripes on her body with it.
indistinct
to exhale / to call / scream of tiger
surname Hu / name of a river
(old) vaguely / suddenly
to whistle (with fingers in one's mouth) / (onom.) for the sound of the wind
arrogant / rude / to cover
daybreak / dawn / dusky / dim
to cook in a small quantity of water
big piece of meat / dried meat
to shout / to mourn / to invoke
surname Hu