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

guān = gu + an1
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guān = gu + an1
government official / governmental / official / public / organ of the body / CL:個|个[ge4]
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guǎn = gu + an3
guǎn = gu + an3
building / shop / term for certain service establishments / embassy or consulate / schoolroom (old) / CL:家[jia1]
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guǎn = gu + an3
guǎn = gu + an3
to take care (of) / to control / to manage / to be in charge of / to look after / to run / to care about / tube / pipe / woodwind / classifier for tube-shaped objects / particle similar to 把[ba3] in 管...叫 constructions / writing brush / (coll.) to / towards
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guǎn = gu + an3
guān = gu + an1
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guāng = gu + ang1
light / ray / CL:道[dao4] / bright / only / merely / to use up
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guī = gu + ei1
(old) jade tablet (a ceremonial badge of rank)
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guà = gu + a4
to hang or suspend (from a hook etc) / to hang up (the phone) / (of a line) to be dead / to be worried or concerned / to make a phone call (dialect) / to register or record / classifier for sets or clusters of objects / (slang) to kill / to die / to be finished / to fail (an exam)
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guì = gu + ei4
surname Gui / abbr. for Guangxi Autonomous Region 廣西壯族自治區|广西壮族自治区[Guang3 xi1 Zhuang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 qu1]
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guì = gu + ei4
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guà = gu + a4
divinatory diagram / one of the eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1] / one of the sixty-four divinatory hexagrams of the Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1]
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guī = gu + ei1
small arched door / boudoir / lady's chamber / by ext. women
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guàng = gu + ang4
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= gu + Ø4
to look after / to take into consideration / to attend to
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= gu + Ø4
guì = gu + ei4
guàn = gu + an4
archaic variant of 貫|贯[guan4]
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