Pinyin "lu3"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "lu3" is split up into two parts: "lu" and "Ø3". 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 "Ø3"

In the space station's living room.

Characters pronounced lu3

鲁

魯

lǔ = lu + Ø3

surname Lu / Lu, ancient state of China 魯國|鲁国[Lu3 guo2] / Lu, short name for Shandong 山東|山东[Shan1 dong1]

鲁 = 日 + 鱼 : Mnemonic symbol: 布鲁图斯, Brutus, one of the murderers of Caesar.

Lenny Lemur (lu) is helpless to watch Brutus (鲁) slyly murder the sun (日) in the space station (Ø3) using a fish (鱼) as a dagger.

鲁

魯

lǔ = lu + Ø3

(bound form) crass / stupid / rude / (used to represent the sounds of "ru", "lu" etc in loanwords)

虏

虜

lǔ = lu + Ø3

prisoner of war / to capture / to take prisoner / (old) northern barbarian / slave

虏 = 力 + 虍 : Lenny Lemur (lu) has been captured by the enemy side and is now a prisoner of war (虏). As he is lead into the enemy's space station (Ø3) a soldier is pressing a power button (力) and a machine is painting the typical stripes (虍) of prisoner's clothing directly on Lenny's body.

卤

滷

lǔ = lu + Ø3

to stew in soy sauce and spices

卤

鹵

lǔ = lu + Ø3

alkaline soil / salt / brine / halogen (chemistry) / crass / stupid

掳

擄

lǔ = lu + Ø3

(bound form) to capture (sb)