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

攒

攢

cuán = cu + an2

to bring together

攒 = 扌 + 赞 : Each month, Kitty Cat (cu) is bringing together (攒) a bunch of patrons (赞) by shooing them into the anthill's kitchen (an2) with a toy claw (扌).

骢

驄

co̅ng = cu + (e)ng1

buckskin horse

枞

樅

co̅ng = cu + (e)ng1

fir tree

锉

剉

cuò = cu + o4

(literary) to fracture (a bone) / (literary) to cut / to hack / variant of 銼|锉[cuo4]