Pinyin initial: "su"

The Pinyin initial "su" is used in the first half of Pinyin syllables. In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, "su" 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 "su" can appear in.

Mnemonics for su

Su is for Susan Saint Bernard.

Characters with su

custom / convention / popular / common / coarse / vulgar / secular

= + : Rosa Luxemburg (亻) just arrived at the space station and in the entrance (Ø2) she sees Susan Saint Bernard (su) hanging out in her web. Rosa brought some popcorn (谷) as a present and asks Susan Saint Bernard whether she wants to watch a movie, which she does. Both of them think "when in Rome, do as the Romans do" (俗), so Rosa climbs up to Susan Saint Bernard in her web and Susan Saint Bernard eats some of Rosa's popcorn.
to break down / to break into pieces / fragmentary

= + : In the Eiffel Tower's bathroom (ei4) Susan Saint Bernard (su) got some stones (石) into her web which she cannot get rid of. Fortunately a soldier (卒) helps her to get rid of the rocks by smashing them into small pieces (碎) using his martial arts skills.
surname Song / the Song dynasty (960-1279) / also Song of the Southern dynasties 南朝宋 (420-479)

= + : Susan Saint Bernard and Mr. Song are celebrating Christmas in the engine's bathroom. They're presenting their big hats and their even bigger butts.
classifier for years (of age) / year / year (of crop harvests)

= + : Susan Saint Bernard (su) meets a bat (夕) in the bathroom of the Eiffel Tower (ei4). They make a bet: The one who is older (岁) will be allowed to eat the other using a fork (山).
although / even though

= + : Susan Saint Bernard set up a huge web in front of the Eiffel Tower. A mosquito is in the unfortunate situation that it definitely has to pass through to transport it's mandarin, so the mosquito thinks to itself: "although I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I shall fear no evil".
pine / CL:棵[ke1]

= + : Mnemonic symbol: 松鼠, a squirrel.

The squirrel (松) almost got a heart attack when it drove its bus (公) off of one of the stones in front of the engine ((e)ng1), but as it realizes it got stuck in the Susan Saint Bernard's (su) web which spans a Christmas tree (木) and one of the engine's boulders the squirrel (松) relaxes (放松).
loose / to loosen / to relax / floss (dry, fluffy food product made from shredded, seasoned meat or fish, used as a topping or filling)

= + : Mnemonic symbol: 松鼠, a squirrel.

The squirrel (松) almost got a heart attack when it drove its bus (公) off of one of the stones in front of the engine ((e)ng1), but as it realizes it got stuck in the Susan Saint Bernard's (su) web which spans a Christmas tree (木) and one of the engine's boulders the squirrel (松) relaxes (放松).
surname Song

= + : Mnemonic symbol: 松鼠, a squirrel.

The squirrel (松) almost got a heart attack when it drove its bus (公) off of one of the stones in front of the engine ((e)ng1), but as it realizes it got stuck in the Susan Saint Bernard's (su) web which spans a Christmas tree (木) and one of the engine's boulders the squirrel (松) relaxes (放松).
ode / eulogy / to praise in writing / to wish (in letters)

= + : Susan Saint Bernard (su) loves the bus (公) which is frequently driving through engine's bathroom ((e)ng4). One day she decides to write an ode (颂) for the bus on a sheet of paper (页).
to deliver / to carry / to give (as a present) / to present (with) / to see off / to send

= + : Mnemonic symbol: a delivery girl.

Inside of the engine's bathroom, the delivery girl gave a parcel to Susan Saint Bernard in passing since she can't stop her new electrical gladiator sandals. Susan Saint Bernard recognizes her demise and uses her spider-superpowers to push the off button of her sandals so that she can rest for a while.
fast / rapid / quick / velocity

= + : Susan Saint Bernard tries out a new way of moving much faster in the space station's bathroom. She attached a bundle of firewood to each of her legs, and attached gladiator sandals to the ends of the bundles. This way she extends her legs and increases her speed dramatically.
to satisfy / to succeed / then / thereupon / finally / unexpectedly / to proceed / to reach

= + + : Mnemonic symbol: hemiplegia (半身不遂).

The mean crocodile (丷) has been observing the swine (豕) try on its gladiator sandals (辶) in the Eiffel Tower's bathroom (ei4) for quite some time. As it is ready to charge it is assaulted by Susan Saint Bernard (su) who bites the crocodile and instantly causes it to suffer from hemiplegia (遂) through her venom, thereupon (遂) giving the swine enough time to escape with its new gladiator sandals.
used in 半身不遂[ban4 shen1 bu4 sui2] / Taiwan pr. [sui4]
tunnel / underground passage

= + : The Pope (阝) found a secret tunnel (隧) leading directly to Susan Saint Bernard's (su) lair in the Eiffel Tower's bathroom (ei4), but as he wants to enter he suddenly suffers from hemiplegia (遂).
to search / to demand / to ask / to exact / large rope / isolated

= + + : Somebody destroyed Susan Saint Bernards (su) web in the observatory (o3) and as a revenge Susan Saint Bernard put all the castle's food in a container, put a cooking top on it (冖) and then sealed it with a silken scarf (糸). Then she attached a cross (十) to be used as hook and hang the package right under the ceiling using a large rope (索). Everyone is sorry and asks (索) her to give the food back, but Susan Saint Bernard is still quite angry.
surname Suo / abbr. for 索馬里|索马里[Suo3 ma3 li3], Somalia

= + + : Somebody destroyed Susan Saint Bernards (su) web in the observatory (o3) and as a revenge Susan Saint Bernard put all the castle's food in a container, put a cooking top on it (冖) and then sealed it with a silken scarf (糸). Then she attached a cross (十) to be used as hook and hang the package right under the ceiling using a large rope (索). Everyone is sorry and asks (索) her to give the food back, but Susan Saint Bernard is still quite angry.
suck

= + : Susan Saint Bernard (su) set up a large net made of ropes (索) in front of the observatory (o1) to catch mandarins (口). When she catches a mandarin with a rope she pulls it towards her and sucks (嗦) the life out of the mandarin.
to complain / to sue / to tell

= + : Susan Saint Bernard lives in a very remote place, the saline marshes in the space station's bathroom. Nevertheless, the market has reached her home too and set up a big advertising column. Susan Saint Bernard is really angry, complains a lot and immediately starts preparing to sue the company. She waves angrily with the folder she prepared at the advertising column.
variant of 訴|诉[su4]

= + : Susan Saint Bernard lives in a very remote place, the saline marshes in the space station's bathroom. Nevertheless, the market has reached her home too and set up a big advertising column. Susan Saint Bernard is really angry, complains a lot and immediately starts preparing to sue the company. She waves angrily with the folder she prepared at the advertising column.
litigation

= + : Susan Saint Bernard (su) set up a large advertising column (讠) to warn about her web in the engine's bathroom ((e)ng4), but still a bus (公) got stuck inside and a lawsuit (讼) ensued.