Pinyin initial: "lu"

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

Mnemonics for lu

Lu is for Lenny Lemur.

Characters with lu

论
論
lùn = lu + (e)n4
opinion / view / theory / doctrine / to discuss / to talk about / to regard / to consider / per / by the (kilometer, hour etc)
论 = 仑 + 讠 : Lenny Lemur (lu) finds an advertising column (讠) in the encampment's bathroom ((e)n4) and on it a discussion (论) of his blackcurrant wine (仑). The discussion (论) is very negative and so Lenny angrily throws blackcurrants at it, messing up the ad.
轮
輪
lún = lu + (e)n2
wheel; disk; ring / steamship / to take turns; to rotate / classifier for big round objects: disk, or recurring events: round, turn
轮
輪
lún = lu + (e)n2
wheel / disk / ring / steamship / to take turns / to rotate / by turn / classifier for big round objects: disk, or recurring events: round, turn
轮 = 仑 + 车 : Lenny Lemur (lu) is driving his cabriolet (车) through the encampment's kitchen ((e)n2). It is very hard to drive there because all the blackcurrant berries (仑) get stuck in the wheels (轮).
伦
倫
lún = lu + (e)n2
human relationship / order / coherence
伦 = 亻 + 仑 : Lenny Lemur (lu) and Rosa Luxemburg (亻) suddenly find themselves married in the encampment's kitchen ((e)n2). They will have to arrange (仑) themselves with an ordered (伦) family life (伦).
抡
掄
lún = lu + (e)n2
to select
抡
掄
lu̅n = lu + (e)n1
to swing (one's arms, a heavy object) / to wave (a sword, one's fists) / to fling (money)
录
錄
lù = lu + Ø4
surname Lu
录 = 彐 + 氺 : Lenny Lemur (lu) writes into his diary (录) that this was a very special day in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). He invented a new sport by setting up an aqueduct (氺) and riding it like a water slide on a pig snout (彐) and is sure that this sport will be olympic soon.
录
彔
lù = lu + Ø4
to carve wood
录 = 彐 + 氺 : Lenny Lemur (lu) writes into his diary (录) that this was a very special day in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). He invented a new sport by setting up an aqueduct (氺) and riding it like a water slide on a pig snout (彐) and is sure that this sport will be olympic soon.
录
錄
lù = lu + Ø4
diary / record / to hit / to copy
录 = 彐 + 氺 : Lenny Lemur (lu) writes into his diary (录) that this was a very special day in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). He invented a new sport by setting up an aqueduct (氺) and riding it like a water slide on a pig snout (彐) and is sure that this sport will be olympic soon.
碌
lù = lu + Ø4
(bound form used in 忙碌[mang2 lu4], 勞碌|劳碌[lao2 lu4], 庸碌[yong1 lu4] etc)
碌 = 石 + 录 : Lenny Lemur (lu) is keeping a diary (录) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4), but it is quite laborious (碌) to write down (碌) a new entry because it is just a big stone (石).
裸
臝
luǒ = lu + o3
variant of 裸[luo3]
裸
luǒ = lu + o3
naked
裸
躶
luǒ = lu + o3
variant of 裸[luo3]
洛
luò = lu + o4
used in transliteration
洛 = 各 + 氵 : Lenny Lemur (lu) is playing around with a water bottle (氵) in the observatory's bathroom (o4). It is a very special water bottle: it has the shape of a star (各). Lenny is squeezing the bottle and squirting so much water all around that several rivers (洛) form in Henan, Shaanxi, Sichuan and Anhui.
洛
luò = lu + o4
surname Luo / old name of several rivers (in Henan, Shaanxi, Sichuan and Anhui)
洛 = 各 + 氵 : Lenny Lemur (lu) is playing around with a water bottle (氵) in the observatory's bathroom (o4). It is a very special water bottle: it has the shape of a star (各). Lenny is squeezing the bottle and squirting so much water all around that several rivers (洛) form in Henan, Shaanxi, Sichuan and Anhui.
落
luò = lu + o4
to fall or drop / (of the sun) to set / (of a tide) to go out / to lower / to decline or sink / to lag or fall behind / to fall onto / to rest with / to get or receive / to write down / whereabouts / settlement
落 = 艹 + 洛 : Lenny Lemur tried to grow some artificial lawn in the observatory's bathroom, but to no avail. He even put up a star for the light and provided bottled water, but the artificial lawn didn't grow. To make matters worse, the star is about to fall into the bathroom's well.
虏
虜
lǔ = lu + Ø3
prisoner of war / to capture / to take prisoner / (old) northern barbarian / slave
虏 = 力 + 虍 : Lenny Lemur (lu) has been captured by the enemy side and is now a prisoner of war (虏). As he is lead into the enemy's space station (Ø3) a soldier is pressing a power button (力) and a machine is painting the typical stripes (虍) of prisoner's clothing directly on Lenny's body.
鹿
lù = lu + Ø4
deer
坴
lù = lu + Ø4
a clod of earth / land
坴 = 土 + 八 + 土 : Lenny Lemur (lu) is creating his very own clod of earth (坴) by attaching dirt (土) to an eight-ball (八) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4).
卤
滷
lǔ = lu + Ø3
to stew in soy sauce and spices