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

龙
龍
lóng = lu + (e)ng2
dragon / CL:條|条[tiao2] / imperial
龙 = 𠂇 + 匕 + 丶 : Lenny Lemur and a dragon are cutting little paper dragons out of petal leafs using scissors just inside the engine's kitchen. Until they are ready to cut the next petal leaf they keep the leaves in a ladle.
龙
龍
lóng = lu + (e)ng2
surname Long
龙 = 𠂇 + 匕 + 丶 : Lenny Lemur and a dragon are cutting little paper dragons out of petal leafs using scissors just inside the engine's kitchen. Until they are ready to cut the next petal leaf they keep the leaves in a ladle.
罗
羅
luó = lu + o2
gauze / to collect / to gather / to catch / to sift
罗 = 夕 + 罒 : Lenny Lemur wanted to catch a few bats with a net hang high across the observatory's kitchen. Instead, two bats catch him in a roll of gauze in a fly-by manoeuvre.
鲁
魯
lǔ = lu + Ø3
surname Lu / Lu, ancient state of China 魯國|鲁国[Lu3 guo2] / Lu, short name for Shandong 山東|山东[Shan1 dong1]
鲁 = 日 + 鱼 : Mnemonic symbol: 布鲁图斯, Brutus, one of the murderers of Caesar.

Lenny Lemur (lu) is helpless to watch Brutus (鲁) slyly murder the sun (日) in the space station (Ø3) using a fish (鱼) as a dagger.
鲁
魯
lǔ = lu + Ø3
(bound form) crass / stupid / rude / (used to represent the sounds of "ru", "lu" etc in loanwords)
鲁 = 日 + 鱼 : Mnemonic symbol: 布鲁图斯, Brutus, one of the murderers of Caesar.

Lenny Lemur (lu) is helpless to watch Brutus (鲁) slyly murder the sun (日) in the space station (Ø3) using a fish (鱼) as a dagger.
陆
陸
lù = lu + Ø4
shore / land / continent
陆 = 击 + 阝 : Lenny Lemur (lu) is helping the pope (阝) to conquer earth from the space station's bathroom (Ø4). As they fly over the different continents (陆) they threaten them using their mortar (击).
陆
陸
lù = lu + Ø4
(bound form) land (as opposed to the sea)
陆
陸
lù = lu + Ø4
surname Lu
仑
侖
lún = lu + (e)n2
to arrange
仑 = 人 + 匕 : Lenny Lemur (lu) and Neanderthal Man (人) arranged (仑) a big ladle (匕) in the encampment's kitchen ((e)n2) and filled it with blackcurrant berries (仑). They are stomping on the berries to get the juice out and create wine from it.
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.
论
論
lún = lu + (e)n2
abbr. for 論語|论语[Lun2 yu3], The Analects (of Confucius)
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).
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.
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
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.
卤
鹵
lǔ = lu + Ø3
alkaline soil / salt / brine / halogen (chemistry) / crass / stupid
卢
盧
lú = lu + Ø2
(old) rice vessel / black / old variant of 廬|庐[lu2] / (slang) (Tw) troublesome / fussy
卢 = ⺊ + 尸 : Mnemonic symbol: a ruby.

Lenny Lemur (lu) discovered that there is a ghost (尸) floating through the space station's kitchen (Ø2) every night. Lenny started to camp the ghost and shoot the pennant (⺊) at the top of its head with an arrow to sell the pennant shards for a lot of rubies (卢).
卢
盧
lú = lu + Ø2
surname Lu / abbr. for Luxembourg 盧森堡|卢森堡[Lu2 sen1 bao3]