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

呼
嘑
hu̅ = hu + Ø1
variant of 呼[hu1] / to shout / to call out
呼 = 乎 + 口 : In front of the space station (Ø1), Helga Horse (hu) is still under the impression that she is a chubby (乎). Franticly she cries out (呼) that from now on she'll exclusively eat mandarins (口), eating the first mandarin of many to come immediately.
魂
䰟
hún = hu + (e)n2
old variant of 魂[hun2]
魂 = 云 + 鬼 : Helga Horse (hu) just entered the encampment ((e)n2) when a demon (鬼) appears out of a cloud (云) and kills her. The next thing Helga Horse knows is how her spirit (魂) leaves her dead body.
獾
䝔
hua̅n = hu + an1
variant of 獾[huan1]
䔢
huá = hu + a2
old variant of 華|华[hua2]
乕
hǔ = hu + Ø3
archaic variant of 虎[hu3]
佪
huái = hu + ai2
irresolute / to move back and forth
佸
huó = hu + o2
meet
偟
huáng = hu + ang2
agitated / alarmed
冱
hù = hu + Ø4
congealed / frozen
劐
huò = hu + o4
(literary) variant of 穫|获[huo4]
劐
huo̅ = hu + o1
(coll.) to slit with a knife / (variant of 耠[huo1]) hoe / to loosen soil with a hoe
吰
hóng = hu + (e)ng2
clang
咴
hui̅ = hu + ei1
neigh / whinny (sound made by a horse)
唿
hu̅ = hu + Ø1
to whistle (with fingers in one's mouth) / (onom.) for the sound of the wind
喤
huáng = hu + ang2
sobbing / sound of bell
嗀
huò = hu + o4
to vomit
唝
嗊
hǒng = hu + (e)ng3
used in the title of an ancient song, 囉嗊曲|啰唝曲[Luo2 hong3 Qu3]
嘒
huì = hu + ei4
shrill sound / twinkling
噅
hui̅ = hu + ei1
to speak falsely or wrongly / ugly