Pinyin "zu1"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "zu1" is split up into two parts: "zu" 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 "zu"

Zu is for Zapatista Zebra.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "Ø1"

In front of the space station.

Characters pronounced zu1

租
zu̅ = zu + Ø1
to hire / to rent / to charter / to rent out / to lease out / rent / land tax
租 = 且 + 禾 : Zapatista Zebra (zu) started a new business in front of the space station (Ø1). It consists of a shelf (且) with many cereal bowls (禾) which anyone can rent (租). So far he's very unsuccessful though, maybe because of the poor choice of his store's location.
菹
zu̅ = zu + Ø1
marshland / swamp / salted or pickled vegetables / to mince / to shred / to mince human flesh and bones / Taiwan pr. [ju1]
葅
zu̅ = zu + Ø1
variant of 菹[zu1]