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
to swell / swelling / swollen
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(of a woman) to adorn oneself / makeup / adornment / trousseau / stage makeup and costume
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to fall / to drop / to weigh down
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brick / CL:塊|块[kuai4]
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turbid / muddy / impure
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to cast or found metals
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to earn / to make a profit
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to sew / to stitch together / to combine / to link / to connect / to put words together / to compose / to embellish
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cornelian cherry
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surname Zhu / abbr. for 天竺[Tian1 zhu2] India (esp. in Tang or Buddhist context) / Buddhism (archaic)
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cone / awl / to bore
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surname Zhu
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name of a river
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to pull out / to select / to promote
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handleless cup / goblet
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to put (a criminal) to death / to punish
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