Pinyin initial: "yu"
The Pinyin initial "yu" is used in the first half of Pinyin syllables. In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, "yu" belongs to the group of Pinyin initials which are represented in mnemonics by deities. You can visit the Pinyin index to see all Pinyin syllables from this mnemonic group, or to see all Pinyin syllables "yu" can appear in.
Mnemonics for yu
Yu is for Yu the Great who tamed the floods.
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Characters with yu
to go / to take / sentence-final interrogative particle / variant of 於|于[yu2]
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(of time or place) in; at; on / (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for / (indicating a source) from; out of / (used in comparison) than / (used in the passive voice) by
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to speak / to say
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variant of 籲|吁[yu4]
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moon / month / monthly / CL:個|个[ge4],輪|轮[lun2]
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to use / to employ / to have to / to eat or drink / expense or outlay / usefulness / hence / therefore
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person / employee / member
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circle / round / circular / spherical / (of the moon) full / unit of Chinese currency (yuan) / tactful / to make consistent and whole (the narrative of a dream or a lie)
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to hire / to employ / servant / hired laborer / domestic help
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commission (for middleman) / brokerage fee
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even / well-distributed / uniform / to distribute evenly / to share
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currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan) / first / original / primary / fundamental / constituent / part / era (of a reign) / meta- (prefix) / (math.) argument / variable / (Tw) (geology) eon
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surname Yuan / the Yuan or Mongol dynasty (1279-1368)
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land used for growing plants / site used for public recreation / abbr. for a place ending in 園|园, such as a botanical garden 植物園|植物园, kindergarten 幼兒園|幼儿园 etc
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confused / dizzy / giddy / to faint / to swoon / to lose consciousness / to pass out
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dizzy / halo / ring around moon or sun
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room / universe
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