Pinyin "shu4"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "shu4" is split up into two parts: "shu" 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 "shu"

Shu is for Sheldon Shrimp.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "Ø4"

In the space station's bathroom.

Characters pronounced shu4

vertical stroke (in Chinese characters), referred to as 豎筆|竖笔[shu4 bi3]

Mnemonic symbol: a dinosaur bone. Sheldon Shrimp (shu) found a gorgeous dinosaur bone (丨) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4) and is cracking it open to eat its bone marrow.
tree / CL:棵[ke1] / to cultivate / to set up

= + : Sheldon Shrimp cultivates a Christmas tree in the space station's bathroom. He is very happy that he found the right tree, just the one he imagined, and—in his mind—marks of the tree he imagined with a big green check mark.
number / figure / several / CL:個|个[ge4]
variant of 腧[shu4]
to bind / bunch / bundle / classifier for bunches, bundles, beams of light etc / to control

= + : In the space station's bathroom, Sheldon Shrimp built a stage out of bundles of firewood to put his Christmas tree on. Under the tree he put his favourite food: mandarins.

= + : Mnemonic symbol: a bundle of firewood.
surname Shu

= + : In the space station's bathroom, Sheldon Shrimp built a stage out of bundles of firewood to put his Christmas tree on. Under the tree he put his favourite food: mandarins.

= + : Mnemonic symbol: a bundle of firewood.
method / technique

= + : Mnemonic symbol from 手术: surgeon

= + : In the space station's bathroom the surgeon wants to tickle Sheldon Shrimp with a petal leaf, but Sheldon thinks it's a trap and he wants to cut him open, so he hides behind a Christmas tree.
to state / to tell / to narrate / to relate

= + : The surgeon (术) wants to persuade Sheldon Shrimp (shu) to visit him, so he tells (述) Sheldon a bedtime story in the space station's bathroom (Ø4) about how he'll be able to wear gladiator sandals (辶) if he is willing to pay for surgery.
old variant of 庶[shu4]

= 广 + 廿 + : Sheldon Shrimp (shu) arrived at the space station, but as soon as he got rid of his parachute (广) in the bathroom (Ø4) some bastard (庶) put him in a flower pot (廿) with water and boiled him on a grill (灬).
numerous / common people (or populace) / born of a concubine

= 广 + 廿 + : Sheldon Shrimp (shu) arrived at the space station, but as soon as he got rid of his parachute (广) in the bathroom (Ø4) some bastard (庶) put him in a flower pot (廿) with water and boiled him on a grill (灬).
villa

= + : Sheldon Shrimp (shu) built a villa (墅) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). To celebrate he has a picnic (野) on the soil (土) in front of his villa.
to forgive

= + : Sheldon Shrimp (shu) broke Asif ibn Barkhiya's (如) heart (心) when he accidentally stepped on it in the space station's bathroom (Ø4), but Asif ibn Barkhiya is ready to forgive (恕) Sheldon.
to erect / vertical / vertical stroke (in Chinese characters)

= + : In the space station's bathroom (Ø4) Sheldon Shrimp (shu) is experimenting with different ways of putting a radio (収) on top of a vase (立) in order to use the vase as resonating body to improve the sound quality. In the end he decides that the best way to put the radio is to set it up vertically (竖).
variant of 豎|竖[shu4]
garrison

= + : Sheldon Shrimp (shu) has to guard the border (戍) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). His garrison (戍) consists of a fifth wheel (戊). He has to stand still in front of it all day and wear a stupid hat made out of a petal leaf (丶).
variant of 術|术[shu4]
standing up / to stand (something) up