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

洪
hóng = hu + (e)ng2
flood / big / great
洪 = 共 + 氵 : engine is in danger of a great (洪) flood (洪)! In the kitchen ((e)ng2) Helga Horse (hu) and the communist (共) try to prevent the flood by scooping up water with water bottles (氵).
怀
懷
huái = hu + ai2
bosom / heart / mind / to think of / to harbor in one's mind / to conceive (a child)
怀 = 不 + 忄 : Just inside the airplane's kitchen Helga Horse found out that she's pregnant. Nevertheless she already plans to continue to larp; she just puts a bid "forbidden" sign on her stomach showing that it's forbidden to hit her stomach with a flail.
怀
懷
huái = hu + ai2
surname Huai
怀 = 不 + 忄 : Just inside the airplane's kitchen Helga Horse found out that she's pregnant. Nevertheless she already plans to continue to larp; she just puts a bid "forbidden" sign on her stomach showing that it's forbidden to hit her stomach with a flail.
恍
huǎng = hu + ang3
disappointed / flurried / indistinct
恍 = 光 + 忄 : Inside the anglepod (ang3) Helga Horse (hu) thought it would be a great idea to attach laser pointers (光) to the tip of her flail (忄), but as she gets a beam right into her eye she suddenly realizes (恍) that it wasn't such a great idea after all and is quite disappointed (恍).
恍
怳
huǎng = hu + ang3
variant of 恍[huang3]
恍 = 光 + 忄 : Inside the anglepod (ang3) Helga Horse (hu) thought it would be a great idea to attach laser pointers (光) to the tip of her flail (忄), but as she gets a beam right into her eye she suddenly realizes (恍) that it wasn't such a great idea after all and is quite disappointed (恍).
户
戶
hù = hu + Ø4
a household / door / family
户 = 丶 + 尸 : Helga Horse (hu) is being attacked by a ghost (尸) with a big petal leaf (丶) on his head in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). She's fighting him off using a wooden swinging door (户).
戶 = ⺁ + 口 : Helga Horse's (hu) family (戶) is visiting her in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). For dinner, Helga prepared a ton of bananas (⺁) and a mandarin (口) on top.
护
護
hù = hu + Ø4
to protect
护 = 户 + 扌 : Helga Horse (hu) feels that she has to protect (护) the inhabitants of the space station. In the bathroom (Ø4) she equips herself with a wooden swinging door (户) as a shield and a toy claw (扌) as a weapon.
沪
滬
hù = hu + Ø4
short name for Shanghai
戸
hù = hu + Ø4
variant of 戶|户[hu4]
戸 = 一 + 尸 : Helga Horse (hu) adopted the ghost (尸) and now they're a family (戸), but whenever the ghost does something stupid Helga hits it on the head with a flute (一) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4).
霍
huò = hu + o4
surname Huo
霍 = 隹 + 雨 : The sparrow (隹) is riding on Helga Horse's (hu) back through observatory's bathroom (o4) when suddenly (霍) it starts to rain (雨). The sparrow gets very wet (look: 霍) before he escapes under Helga's belly.
霍
huò = hu + o4
suddenly
霍 = 隹 + 雨 : The sparrow (隹) is riding on Helga Horse's (hu) back through observatory's bathroom (o4) when suddenly (霍) it starts to rain (雨). The sparrow gets very wet (look: 霍) before he escapes under Helga's belly.
淮
huái = hu + ai2
name of a river
汇
彙
huì = hu + ei4
class / collection
汇 = 匚 + 氵 : Helga Horse (hu) brought a collection (汇) of water bottles (氵) and a metal box (匚) to the Eiffel Tower's bathroom (ei4). Each bottle contains water from a different river. Finally the moment she's been waiting for arrives: As she empties each bottle into the metal box, she converges (汇) the water of all these rivers at once.
汇
匯
huì = hu + ei4
to remit / to converge (of rivers) / to exchange
汇 = 匚 + 氵 : Helga Horse (hu) brought a collection (汇) of water bottles (氵) and a metal box (匚) to the Eiffel Tower's bathroom (ei4). Each bottle contains water from a different river. Finally the moment she's been waiting for arrives: As she empties each bottle into the metal box, she converges (汇) the water of all these rivers at once.
汇
滙
huì = hu + ei4
variant of 匯|汇[hui4]
汇 = 匚 + 氵 : Helga Horse (hu) brought a collection (汇) of water bottles (氵) and a metal box (匚) to the Eiffel Tower's bathroom (ei4). Each bottle contains water from a different river. Finally the moment she's been waiting for arrives: As she empties each bottle into the metal box, she converges (汇) the water of all these rivers at once.
红
紅
hóng = hu + (e)ng2
red / popular / revolutionary / bonus
红 = 工 + 纟 : Mnemonic symbol: a little red book.

Helga Horse (hu) is reading the little red book (红) in the engine's kitchen ((e)ng2), when she discovers that it is being eaten by a silk worm (纟). She overreacts a little and wants to beat the silk worm with a steel beam (工).
红
紅
hóng = hu + (e)ng2
surname Hong
绘
繪
huì = hu + ei4
to draw / to paint
绘 = 会 + 纟 : Helga Horse (hu) invested in a silk worm (纟) painting (绘) which she stored with an accountant (会) in the Eiffel Tower's bathroom (ei4). She has the accountant depict (绘) hoch much it is worth every Monday.
灰
hui̅ = hu + ei1
ash / dust / lime / gray / discouraged; dejected
灰 = 𠂇 + 火 : Helga Horse (hu) wants to cut out a piece of fire (火) in front of the Eiffel Tower (ei1) using a pair of scissors (𠂇), but every time she cuts she just gets a little bit of gray ashes (灰).