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
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.
Characters with gu
course / path / track / rail
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a bow (weapon) / CL:張|张[zhang1] / to bend / to arch (one's back etc)
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old variant of 躬[gong1]
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body (of a human, esp. the torso) / to bow / (literary) oneself; personally
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hat / crown / crest / cap
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to put on a hat / to be first / to dub
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palace / temple / castration (as corporal punishment) / first note in pentatonic scale
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few / scant / widowed
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mountain pass / to close; to shut; to turn off / to confine; to lock (sb) up; to shut (sb in a room, a bird in a cage etc) / to concern; to involve
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crime / sin
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surname Gu
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to return / to go back to / to give back to / (of a responsibility) to be taken care of by / to belong to / to gather together / (used between two identical verbs) despite / to marry (of a woman) (old) / division on the abacus with a one-digit divisor
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to blow (of the wind)
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to scrape / to blow / to shave / to plunder / to extort
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public / collectively owned / common / international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar) / make public / fair / just / Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4] / honorable (gentlemen) / father-in-law / male (animal)
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melon / gourd / squash
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ghost / demon / terrible / damnable / clever / sly / crafty / (suffix for sb with a certain vice or addiction etc) / one of the 28 constellations
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