Pinyin initial: "zhu"
The Pinyin initial "zhu" is used in the first half of Pinyin syllables. In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, "zhu" 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 "zhu" can appear in.
Pinyin with zhu
Mnemonics for zhu
Julian (朱利安 zhū lì ān) Giant Squid.
Prompt snippets
Julian Giant Squid is a friendly anthropomorphic squid. He has big bushy eyebrows and expressive eyes.
Characters with zhu
superfluous / redundant / cumbersome / refers to a son-in-law living with wife's family
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Boehmeria nivea / Chinese grass
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(literary) chopsticks
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variant of 箸[zhu4]
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to display vigorous, new growth / to sprout
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termite / to bore (of insects)
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variant of 斲|斫[zhuo2]
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to chop / to hack / to carve wood
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(Internet slang) the three 子's that symbolize success in life: a house, a car and a wife (房子[fang2 zi5], 車子|车子[che1 zi5] and 妻子[qi1 zi5]) / (archaic) cautious / cowardly
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(grasshopper) / Gompsocleis mikado
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food / delicacies
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variant of 桌[zhuo1]
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(coll.) to drench
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caterpillar
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