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

拢

攏

lǒng = lu + (e)ng3

to gather together; to collect / to approach; to draw near to / to add; to sum up / to comb (hair)

拢 = 扌 + 龙 : After Lenny Lemur (lu) and the dragon (龙) finished cutting their little paper dragons inside of the engine ((e)ng3), it is time to clean up: they use toy claws (扌) to pick up and gather together (拢) the paper snippets that have fallen to the ground.

鲈

鱸

lú = lu + Ø2

common perch / bass

陇

隴

lǒng = lu + (e)ng3

short name for Gansu province 甘肅省|甘肃省[Gan1 su4 Sheng3]

纶

綸

lún = lu + (e)n2

to classify / to twist silk / silk thread