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

粽
糉
zòng = zu + (e)ng4
variant of 粽[zong4]
棕
椶
zo̅ng = zu + (e)ng1
variant of 棕[zong1]
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).
纂
篹
zuǎn = zu + an3
(literary) to compile (variant of 纂[zuan3])
纂
篹
zuǎn = zu + an3
variant of 纂[zuan3] / to compile
樽
罇
zu̅n = zu + (e)n1
variant of 樽[zun1]
晬
zuì = zu + ei4
1st birthday of a child
椊
zuó = zu + o2
to fit a handle into a socket / a plug or cork
槜
zuì = zu + ei4
see 槜李[zui4 li3] / see 槜李[Zui4 li3]
樶
zui̅ = zu + ei1
knag / a kind of sled used to cross a muddy area (old)
檇
zuì = zu + ei4
wooden pestle or rammer
猣
zo̅ng = zu + (e)ng1
dog giving birth to three puppies
珇
zǔ = zu + Ø3
carving on jade
疭
瘲
zòng = zu + (e)ng4
see 瘛瘲|瘛疭[chi4 zong4]
籫
zuǎn = zu + an3
(literary) bamboo tube used to hold chopsticks or spoons
籫
zuǎn = zu + an3
bamboo utensil
糭
zòng = zu + (e)ng4
old variant of 粽[zong4]
緫
zǒng = zu + (e)ng3
variant of 總|总[zong3]
縂
zǒng = zu + (e)ng3
variant of 總|总[zong3]
纉
zuǎn = zu + an3
variant of 纘|缵[zuan3]