Pinyin initial: "gu"

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

Pinyin with gu

gōng
gǒng
gòng
guā
guǎ
guà
guāi
guǎi
guài
guān
guǎn
guàn
guāng
guǎng
guàng
guī
guǐ
guì
gǔn
gùn
guō
guó
guǒ
guò
guo

Mnemonics for gu

Gu is for Gitta Giraffe.

Prompt snippets

Gitta is a friendly cartoon giraffe with a long curved neck, warm yellow fur covered in soft brown spots, oversized expressive eyes, and a big cheerful smile. Rounded features, small ossicones, and slightly floppy ears give a cute, approachable look. Simple colorful cartoon style, smooth outlines, bright lighting, playful and wholesome mood, suitable for a children’s illustration.

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Characters with gu

guǒ = gu + o3
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guǎn = gu + an3
guì = gu + ei4
Chinese juniper (Juniperus chinensis) / coffin lid decoration (old) / Taiwan pr. [kuai4]
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guǐ = gu + ei3
sly / crafty / weird / bizarre / contradictory / inconsistent
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guī = gu + ei1
Japanese variant of 歸|归
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guàn = gu + an4
= gu + Ø3
to implicate / net for birds or fish
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gōng = gu + (e)ng1
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= gu + Ø3
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guó = gu + o2
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guī = gu + ei1
old variant of 龜|龟[gui1]
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= gu + Ø1
hoop / to bind with hoops
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= gu + Ø1
see 螻蛄|蝼蛄[lou2 gu1]
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gōng = gu + (e)ng1
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= gu + Ø3
arch. legendary venomous insect / to poison / to bewitch / to drive to insanity / to harm by witchcraft / intestinal parasite
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guǐ = gu + ei3
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guāng = gu + ang1
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guì = gu + ei4
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gǒng = gu + (e)ng3
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= gu + Ø1
Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia), now rare in the wild, formerly harvested for its grain, now mainly cultivated for its edible stem known as 茭白筍|茭白笋[jiao1 bai2 sun3], which is swollen by a smut fungus / (variant of 菇[gu1]) mushroom
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