Pinyin initial: "zu"

The Pinyin initial "zu" is used in the first half of Pinyin syllables. In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, "zu" belongs to the group of Pinyin initials which are represented in mnemonics by animals. You can visit the Pinyin index to see all Pinyin syllables from this mnemonic group, or to see all Pinyin syllables "zu" can appear in.

Mnemonics for zu

Zu is for Zapatista Zebra.

Characters with zu

踪

蹤

zo̅ng = zu + (e)ng1

footprint / trace / tracks

踪 = ⻊ + 宗 : In front of the engine ((e)ng1) Zapatista Zebra (zu) is walking over a blackboard (宗) wearing cowboy boots (⻊), leaving footprints (踪) all over it.

总

總

zǒng = zu + (e)ng3

always / to assemble / gather / total / overall / head / chief / general / in every case

总 = 丷 + 口 + 心 : Mnemonic symbol: to go all in during a poker game.

总 = 丷 + 口 + 心 : Zapatista Zebra and the mean crocodile are playing poker inside of the engine. The crocodile decided to go all in with his mandarin, and Zapatista Zebra has no choice but to set his heart.

总

總

zǒng = zu + (e)ng3

general; overall / to sum up / in every case; always; invariably / anyway; after all; eventually; sooner or later / surely / (after a person's name) abbr. for 總經理|总经理[zong3 jing1 li3] or 總編|总编[zong3 bian1] etc

组

組

zǔ = zu + Ø3

to form / to organize / group / team / classifier for sets, series, groups of people, batteries

组 = 且 + 纟 : Zapatista Zebra (zu) and the silk worm (纟) are starting a NGO (组) in the space station (Ø3). The NGO's goal is to distribute as many space friendly shelves (且) as possible. The shelves are radially symmetric and can be rotated so that the centrifugal force keeps the things in the shelf.

组

組

zǔ = zu + Ø3

surname Zu

综

綜

zo̅ng = zu + (e)ng1

to sum up / to put together / Taiwan pr. [zong4]

综 = 宗 + 纟 : In front of the engine ((e)ng1) Zapatista Zebra (zu) is working hard on putting together (综) a live silk worm (纟). He already has a model silk worm standing on a table next to his blackboard (宗), on which he sums up (综) all the protein folds he would need to synthesize (综) the silk worm.

综

綜

zo̅ng = zu + (e)ng1

(bound form) to synthesize; to combine / Taiwan pr. [zong4]

纵

縱

zòng = zu + (e)ng4

warp (the vertical threads in weaving) / vertical / longitudinal / north-south (lines of longitude) / lengthwise / to release / to indulge / even if

纵 = 从 + 纟 : Zapatista Zebra (zu) is weaving a small blanket in the engine's bathroom ((e)ng4). As horizontal threads he uses silk worms (纟), and as vertical (纵) threads he uses rubber chicken (从).

钻

鑽

zua̅n = zu + an1

to drill / to bore / to get into / to make one's way into / to enter (a hole) / to thread one's way through / to study intensively / to dig into / to curry favor for personal gain

钻 = 占 + 钅 : Zapatista Zebra (zu) is studying intensively (钻) a yellow umbrella (占) in front of the anthill (an1) by drilling (钻) holes into it using a golden harpoon (钅).

尊

zu̅n = zu + (e)n1

senior / of a senior generation / to honor / to respect / honorific / classifier for cannons and statues / ancient wine vessel

尊 = 寸 + 酋 : Mnemonic symbol: a wise old honorable sage.

Zapatista Zebra (zu) asks a honorable sage (尊) and a chieftain (酋) whether or not he should continue his path in front of the encampment ((e)n1). The chieftain gives him the thumbs up (寸), but the sage holds his thumb down.

遵

zu̅n = zu + (e)n1

to observe / to obey / to follow / to comply with

遵 = 尊 + 辶 : The wise sage (尊) orders Zapatista Zebra (zu) to follow (遵) him wearing his old gladiator sandals (辶) in front of the encampment ((e)n1). Zapatista Zebra complies (遵) although the gladiator sandals hurt his hooves.

赚

賺

zuàn = zu + an4

to cheat / to swindle

琢

zuó = zu + o2

used in 琢磨[zuo2 mo5] / Taiwan pr. [zhuo2]

琢 = 王 + 豖 : Martin Luther King (王) sees Zapatista Zebra (zu) leading shackled pigs (豖) day in, day out through observatory's entrance (o2) and he ponders (琢) all day how he can free these slaves.

棕

zo̅ng = zu + (e)ng1

palm / palm fiber / coir (coconut fiber) / brown

棕 = 宗 + 木 : Zapatista Zebra (zu) got a new blackboard (宗) delivered and receives it in front of the engine ((e)ng1). It is of fairly low quality: the two vertical beams are made from a Christmas tree (木) and a palm (棕) respectively. Also, the blackboard is not exactly black, but rather brown (棕).

棕

椶

zo̅ng = zu + (e)ng1

variant of 棕[zong1]