Pinyin initial: "du"

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

Mnemonics for du

Du is for Doggy Dog.

Characters with du

夺

奪

duó = du + o2

to seize / to take away forcibly / to wrest control of / to compete or strive for / to force one's way through / to leave out / to lose

夺 = 大 + 寸 : Doggy Dog (du) programmed the robot (大) to seize (夺) a wiener from observatory's kitchen counter (o2). As the robot gives him the sausage Doggy Dog gives him the thumbs up (寸).

杜

dù = du + Ø4

surname Du

杜 = 土 + 木 : Doggy Dog (du) finds that there is a Christmas tree (木) growing out of the dirt (土) in the space stations bathroom (Ø4). With a sigh he nips the tree in the bud (杜) and stops (杜) it from growing while it is still small.

杜

dù = du + Ø4

birchleaf pear (tree) / to stop / to prevent / to restrict

肚

dù = du + Ø4

belly

肚 = 土 + 月 : The moon (月) made tripe out of doggy dog (du) and now his belly (肚) hurts. He has to spend the rest of the day in the space station's bathroom (Ø4) pulling a heap of dirt (土) out of his belly.

肚

dǔ = du + Ø3

tripe

东

東

do̅ng = du + (e)ng1

east / host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest) / landlord

东 = 七 + 小 : Doggy Dog wants to build a model of the Pudong Oriental Pearl Tower in front of the engine. He has a model tower as guide, and a seven-branched laser sword as well as a daisy as building blocks.

东

東

do̅ng = du + (e)ng1

surname Dong

栋

棟

dòng = du + (e)ng4

classifier for houses or buildings / ridgepole (old)

栋 = 东 + 木 : Doggy Dog sets up his tent in the engine's bathroom. He already set up a Christmas tree and an Oriental Pearl Tower model as tent poles, and he is busy fixing the ridgepole atop of them.

多

duo̅ = du + o1

many; much / too many; in excess / (after a numeral) ... odd / how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. [duo2]) / (bound form) multi-; poly-

多 = 夕 : Mnemonic symbol: Immanuel "Many" Kant.

Many (多) and Doggy Dog (du) have great fun chasing a bat (夕) in front of the observatory (o1). After a while there are two bats (多), and it's not so easy to chase them any more. Suddenly there are more and more (多) bats! Now Many and Doggy Dog experience what it is like to be chased for a change.

哆

duo̅ = du + o1

quiver / woolen cloth

哆 = 口 + 多 : Manny (多) is waving with a mandarin (口) at Doggy Dog (du) in front of the observatory (o1) and Doggy Dog is quivering (哆) with excitement.

吨

噸

du̅n = du + (e)n1

ton (loanword) / Taiwan pr. [dun4]

吨 = 口 + 屯 : Doggy Dog (du) is burying a ton (吨) of mandarins (口) in front of the encampment ((e)n1). He dug a huge hole and is using a trident (屯) to shove the mandarins into the hole.

炖

燉

dùn = du + (e)n4

to stew

炖 = 火 + 屯 : Doggy Dog (du) is cooking a stew (炖) in the encampment's bathroom ((e)n4). He put a fire (火) below the bathtub and stirs the stew slowly with a trident (屯).

盹

dǔn = du + (e)n3

doze / nap

盹 = 目 + 屯 : The Eye of Providence (目) wants to nap (盹) in the encampment's living room ((e)n3), but Doggy Dog (du) keeps sticking a trident (屯) in its eye because he wants to go for a walk.

兑

兌

duì = du + ei4

to cash / to exchange / to add (liquid) / to blend / one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing swamp / ☱

兑 = 丷 + 兄 : Doggy Dog opened a cash exchange booth in the Eiffel Tower's bathroom. His first customers are Apollo and a mean crocodile.

兑

兌

duì = du + ei4

surname Dui

盾

dùn = du + (e)n4

shield / (currency) Vietnamese dong / currency unit of several countries (Indonesian rupiah, Dutch gulden etc)

盾 = ⺁ + 十 + 目 : Doggy Dog (du) urgently has to visit the bathroom so he storms into the encampment's bathroom ((e)n4) to pee on the banana tree (⺁), but the eye of providence (目) is determined to protect the tree standing guard armed with a cross (十) and protected by a shield (盾). The eye of providence is so determined to stop Doggy Dog because it'll have to clean the bathroom later.

断

斷

duàn = du + an4

to break / to snap / to cut off / to give up or abstain from sth / to judge / (usu. used in the negative) absolutely / definitely / decidedly

断 = 乚 + 斤 + 米 : Doggy Dog is working out in the anthill's bathroom. He uses two big barbells, but they are not enough: He attached shovels to the barbells and sacks of rice on them. The load is too much though: Just as he is pushing the barbells up the shafts of the shovels snap.

动

動

dòng = du + (e)ng4

(of sth) to move / to set in movement / to displace / to touch / to make use of / to stir (emotions) / to alter / abbr. for 動詞|动词[dong4 ci2], verb

动 = 云 + 力 : Doggy Dog notices a lot of smoke when he enters engine's bathroom. Instead of thinking long, he acts quickly and moves to push the fire alarm button.

顿

頓

dùn = du + (e)n4

to stop / to pause / to arrange / to lay out / to kowtow / to stamp (one's foot) / at once / classifier for meals, beatings, scoldings etc: time, bout, spell, meal

顿 = 屯 + 页 : Day in, day out Doggy Dog is picking up paper in the encampment with a trident. Right now he's having a break in the encampment's bathroom, his trident leaning to the wall, with a piece of paper sticking to the trident's middle dent (屯). It's very hot, so Doggy Dog takes one of the sheets of paper he picked up and fans himself some fresh air.

对

對

duì = du + ei4

right / correct / couple / pair / towards / at / for / to face / opposite / to treat (sb a certain way) / to match together / to adjust / to fit / to suit / to answer / to reply / classifier: couple

对 = 又 + 寸 : Doggy Dog is preparing for a boxing battle in the bathroom of the Eiffel Tower. He wears his boxing gloves and thumbs up to himself, reassuring himself that he'll knock out his opponent easily.