Pinyin initial: "hu"

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

Mnemonics for hu

Hu is for Helga Horse.

Characters with hu

皇
huáng = hu + ang2
emperor / old variant of 惶[huang2]
皇 = 王 + 白 : Just inside the anglepod's kitchen, the emperor is standing on Martin Luther King and Helga Horse as they are weaving their white flags in despair.
回
逥
huí = hu + ei2
variant of 迴|回[hui2]
回
huí = hu + ei2
to circle / to go back / to turn around / to answer / to return / to revolve / Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) / time / classifier for acts of a play / section or chapter (of a classic book)
回 = 口 + 囗 : Helga Horse (hu-) smuggled herself into the Eiffel Tower's kitchen (-ei2). She covered herself in an enclosure (囗) full of mandarins (口). Unfortunately, she missed one little detail: The box full of mandarins is to be shipped back (回) to China soon.
回
迴
huí = hu + ei2
to curve / to return / to revolve
和
hú = hu + Ø2
to complete a set in mahjong or playing cards
和
huó = hu + o2
to combine a powdery substance (flour, plaster etc) with water / Taiwan pr. [huo4]
和
huò = hu + o4
to mix (ingredients) together / to blend / classifier for rinses of clothes / classifier for boilings of medicinal herbs
火
huǒ = hu + o3
fire / urgent / ammunition / fiery or flaming / internal heat (Chinese medicine) / hot (popular) / classifier for military units (old) / Kangxi radical 86
火 = 人 + 丶 : Helga Horse (hu) and Neanderthal Man (人) are starting a fire (火) in the observatory's living room (o3) with two large petals (丶).
黄
黃
huáng = hu + ang2
yellow / pornographic / to fall through
黄 = 井 + 由 + 八 : Mnemonic symbol: the Yellow Emperor.

Helga Horse invited the Yellow Emperor to join her visit anglepod. In the kitchen, he falls for her trap: Helga prepared a field of eight balls on which the Yellow Emperor trips. As he falls into the well behind the field of eight balls, Helga neighs and laughs loudly at him.
黄
黃
huáng = hu + ang2
surname Huang or Hwang
黄 = 井 + 由 + 八 : Mnemonic symbol: the Yellow Emperor.

Helga Horse invited the Yellow Emperor to join her visit anglepod. In the kitchen, he falls for her trap: Helga prepared a field of eight balls on which the Yellow Emperor trips. As he falls into the well behind the field of eight balls, Helga neighs and laughs loudly at him.
煌
huáng = hu + ang2
brilliant
煌 = 火 + 皇 : The emperor (皇) killed Helga Horse (hu) because he wants to eat her heart. He puts her body on a fire (火) in the anglepod's kitchen (ang2) but when the fire consumed her body he finds that her heart consists of a brilliant (煌).
胡
hú = hu + Ø2
surname Hu
胡
hú = hu + Ø2
non-Han people, esp. from central Asia / reckless / outrageous / what? / why? / to complete a winning hand at mahjong (also written 和[hu2])
胡
衚
hú = hu + Ø2
see 衚衕|胡同[hu2 tong4]
胡
鬍
hú = hu + Ø2
beard / mustache / whiskers
胡 = 古 + 月 : Helga Horse (hu) visits the old and wise moon (月) in the space station's kitchen (Ø2). She wants to join his cloister (古), but the moon rejects and says that first she has to get a very long Confucius style mustache (胡) such as his own.
伙
huǒ = hu + o3
meals (abbr. for 伙食[huo3 shi2]) / variant of 夥|伙[huo3]
伙 = 亻 + 火 : Rosa Luxemburg and Helga Horse have been companions for a long time. Once again, they sit together at a camp fire in the observatory.
伙
夥
huǒ = hu + o3
companion / partner / group / classifier for groups of people / to combine / together
伙 = 亻 + 火 : Rosa Luxemburg and Helga Horse have been companions for a long time. Once again, they sit together at a camp fire in the observatory.
徊
huái = hu + ai2
see 徘徊[pai2 huai2], to dither / to hesitate / to pace back and forth / irresolute
徊 = 回 + 彳 : Just inside the airplane's kitchen (ai2) Helga Horse (hu) cannot decide whether or not she should return (回) back to her hometown. She already put on her black sneakers (彳) but she keeps pacing back and forth (徊).
忽
hu̅ = hu + Ø1
to neglect / to overlook / to ignore / suddenly
忽 = 勿 + 心 : Helga Horse (hu) got new bat wings (勿) and carelessly (忽) flies around in front of the space station (Ø1). Suddenly (忽) she realizes there's no oxygen to breathe and the shock is enough to have her heart (心) nearly jump out of her chest.
患
huàn = hu + an4
to suffer (from illness) / to contract (a disease) / misfortune / trouble / danger / worry
患 = 串 + 心 : Helga Horse eats a skewer in the anthill's bathroom, with a terrible outcome: after taking the first bite, she suffers from a heart attack.