Pinyin initial: "cu"

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

Mnemonics for cu

Cu is for Kitty Cat.

Characters with cu

匆

悤

co̅ng = cu + (e)ng1

variant of 匆[cong1]

从

從

cóng = cu + (e)ng2

from / through / via / to follow / to obey / to engage in (an activity) / never (in negative sentence) / (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) retainer / assistant / auxiliary / subordinate / related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor

从 = 人 : Mnemonic symbol: 从 looks like the legs of a rubber chicken. Two Neanderthal Men (人) are playing a game with Kitty Cat (cu) in the engine's kitchen ((e)ng2). They stand in a line and let Kitty Cat pass through (从) the tunnel formed by their legs by teasing her with a rubber chicken (从).

从

從

cóng = cu + (e)ng2

surname Cong

村

邨

cu̅n = cu + (e)n1

variant of 村[cun1]

村 = 寸 + 木 : Kitty Cat is for a sightseeing tour in Beijing and sees a Christmas tree in front of the encampment. This makes her think "thumps up" as it reminds her of her village, where these trees are grown.

丛

叢

cóng = cu + (e)ng2

cluster / collection / collection of books / thicket

丛 = 从 + 一 : Kitty Cat (cu) lost her book collection (丛) in the underbrush (丛) in the engine's kitchen ((e)ng2). The underbrush consists of the legs of rubber chicken (从) and Kitty Cat has a hard time searching through the chicken. She is using a flute (一) as a bushwhacker to aid in her search.

窜

竄

cuàn = cu + an4

to flee / to scuttle / to exile or banish / to amend or edit

窜 = 串 + 穴 : Kitty Cat hat to flee from the terrible regime of Cat Country, and she found refuge in the anthill's bathroom. All she could bring was a plastic bag with her stuff, in fact only a skewer. To make her feel at least a little at home, she covers the bathroom's walls in cave paintings of her skewer.

错

錯

cuò = cu + o4

mistake / wrong / bad / interlocking / complex / to grind / to polish / to alternate / to stagger / to miss / to let slip / to evade / to inlay with gold or silver

错 = 昔 + 钅 : Kitty Cat just finished polishing her golden harpoon in the observatory's bathroom, but afterwards she made the terrible mistake of dropping her milkshake on it. Now she'll have to polish it all over again.

错

錯

cuò = cu + o4

surname Cuo

聪

聰

co̅ng = cu + (e)ng1

quick at hearing / wise / clever / sharp-witted / intelligent / acute

聪 = 总 + 耳 : Kitty Cat (cu) is taking part in a poker tournament in front of the engine ((e)ng1). She was clever (聪) enough to smuggle an ear (耳) into the deck, so she knows that this is exactly the right time to go all-in (总).

葱

蔥

co̅ng = cu + (e)ng1

scallion / green onion

毳

cuì = cu + ei4

crisp / brittle / fine animal hair

毳 = 毛 : Kitty Cat is looking at her fur using the mirror in the bathroom of the Eiffel Tower. She used lots and lots of additional hair for extensions, but it wasn't good for her fur at all: It's all crisp and brittle now because of the icy wind around the Eiffel Tower. Despaired, she eats lots and lots of crisps.

邨

cu̅n = cu + (e)n1

surname Cun

吋

cùn = cu + (e)n4

inch (English)

厝

cuò = cu + o4

to lay in place / to put / to place a coffin in a temporary location pending burial

萃

cuì = cu + ei4

collect / collection / dense / grassy / thick / assemble / gather