Pinyin "yu4"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "yu4" is split up into two parts: "yu" 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 "yu"

Yu is for Yu the Great who tamed the floods.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "Ø4"

In the space station's bathroom.

Characters pronounced yu4

jade

= + : Mnemonic symbol: a jade bracelet.

Yu the Great (yu) and Martin Luther King (王) invented some kind of wrestling sport in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). Both fighters have to be restrained by large jade bracelets (玉) around their body restricting their arms to be aligned to the body. Then they fight. To make things safe they stuffed the space station's bathroom (Ø4) with cosy petals (丶) so that they won't hurt themselves.
to tell to
to take part in
(literary) to rain / (of rain, snow etc) to fall / to precipitate / to wet
to have children / to raise or bring up / to educate

= + + : Yu the Great (yu) wants to rear (育) a fake nose (厶) she found in the space station's bathroom (Ø4), so she made a nest out of the moon (月), put the fake nose on top of it, covered the fake nose with a cozy beret (亠) and sits on top of the beret to keep the fake nose warm and rear it.
(arch. introductory particle) / then / and then

= + : Mnemonic symbol: a broad decorator's brush.

Yu the Great (yu) is painting in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). First she paints backgrounds with a decorator's brush (聿), then applies some details using a crayon (肀), and finally she discharges a capacitor (二) on the canvas for special effects.
to advance / in advance / beforehand / to prepare

= + : Yu the Great and Zai Yu are preparing their tax reports in advance in the space station's bathroom. Yu the Great is scribbling wildly on one sheet of paper after the other, and sheets of paper are flying all over the place. Zai Yu on the other hand just fell asleep and covered himself in a lot of sheets of paper. He covered himself with a sheet he made out of paper.
legendary monkey of ancient China

= + : Mnemonic symbol: 禺狨王

Yu the Great (yu) wanted to rally against the terrible reign of 禺狨王, but he found out about it. In the space station's bathroom (Ø4), he finds Yu the Great and tramples (禸) on her protest placard (甲).
to meet / to encounter / to treat / to receive / opportunity / chance

= + : When Yu the Great (yu) first met (遇) 禺狨王, he was very nice to her. In the space station's bathroom (Ø4) he complimented Yu the Great on her nice gladiator sandals (辶) that day.
surname Yu

= + : When Yu the Great (yu) first met (遇) 禺狨王, he was very nice to her. In the space station's bathroom (Ø4) he complimented Yu the Great on her nice gladiator sandals (辶) that day.
field / region / area / domain (taxonomy)

= + : Yu the Great (yu) and Osvaldo Farrés (或) have been working in the space station's bathroom (Ø4) for several days now. Their task is to classify different kinds of mud (土) and build a mud taxonomy (域). Most of the time they slack off and play games through the LAN (域) instead, though.
abbr. for Henan province 河南 in central China
happy / carefree / at one's ease / variant of 預|预[yu4] / old variant of 與|与[yu4]

= + : Zai Yu (予) is happily (豫) playing with his elephant locomotive (象) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). When he noticed Yu the Great (yu) he hesitates (豫) for a moment, but continues playing shortly afterwards.
desire / appetite / passion / lust / greed

= + : Yu the Great (yu) suddenly feels a strong desire (欲) and appetite (欲) to eat popcorn (谷). As she opens the secret drawer in the space station's bathroom (Ø4) though she finds her popcorn gone and instead an IOU note (欠).
to wish for / to desire / variant of 慾|欲[yu4]

= + : Yu the Great (yu) suddenly feels a strong desire (欲) and appetite (欲) to eat popcorn (谷). As she opens the secret drawer in the space station's bathroom (Ø4) though she finds her popcorn gone and instead an IOU note (欠).
to praise / to acclaim / reputation

= + : Yu the Great (yu) wants to increase the star fish' (兴) reputation (誉). In the space station's bathroom (Ø4) she is announcing surprising facts about star fish with a megaphone (言).
see 葷粥|荤粥[Xun1 yu4]
to resist / imperial / (classical) to drive (a chariot) / to manage / to govern

= + : Yu the Great (yu) is under attack by black sneakers (彳) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). She defends (御) herself using cotton pads (卸).
to defend / to resist

= + : Yu the Great (yu) is under attack by black sneakers (彳) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). She defends (御) herself using cotton pads (卸).
abundant

= + : Yu the Great (yu) is doing very well recently due to the abundant (裕) supplies which arrived at the space station. In the bathroom (Ø4) she is having a good time eating popcorn (谷) while wearing a royal ermine coat (衤) watching a movie.