Pinyin "pu2"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "pu2" is split up into two parts: "pu" and "Ø2". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.

Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "pu"

Pu is for Petra Penguin.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "Ø2"

In the space station's kitchen.

Characters pronounced pu2

圤

pú = pu + Ø2

variant of 墣, clod or lump of earth

圤 = 土 + 卜 : In the space station's kitchen (Ø2) Petra Penguin (pu) is beating a pile of dirt (土) with a voodoo staff (卜) to give it some form and make it into a round lump of earth (圤).

匍

pú = pu + Ø2

crawl / lie prostrate

匍 = 勹 + 甫 : Ivan Pavlov (甫) trained Petra Penguin (pu) to lie prostrate (匍) under an elephant (勹) on his command just inside the space station's entrance (Ø2). He did so by lying prostrate under the elephant himself (匍).

葡

pú = pu + Ø2

Portugal / Portuguese / abbr. for 葡萄牙[Pu2 tao2 ya2]

葡 = 匍 + 艹 : Petra Penguin (pu) is chilling just inside the space station's entrance (Ø2). She's lying prostrate (匍) on sheets of artificial lawn (艹) and eating grapes (葡).

葡

pú = pu + Ø2

used in 葡萄[pu2 tao5]

葡 = 匍 + 艹 : Petra Penguin (pu) is chilling just inside the space station's entrance (Ø2). She's lying prostrate (匍) on sheets of artificial lawn (艹) and eating grapes (葡).

菩

pú = pu + Ø2

Bodhisattva

仆

僕

pú = pu + Ø2

servant

仆 = 亻 + 卜 : Petra Pinguin (pu) is acting as Rosa Luxemburg's (亻) servant (仆) in the space station's kitchen (Ø2), but because she is very sloppy, Rosa often beats her with a voodoo staff (卜).

蒲

pú = pu + Ø2

surname Pu / old place name

蒲

pú = pu + Ø2

refers to various monocotyledonous flowering plants including Acorus calamus and Typha orientalis / common cattail / bullrush

菐

pú = pu + Ø2

thicket / tedious

莆

pú = pu + Ø2

place name