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.
Pinyin with du
Mnemonics for du
Du is for Doggy Dog.
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Characters with du
classifier for houses or buildings / ridgepole (old)
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ton (loanword) / Taiwan pr. [dun4]
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to freeze / to feel very cold / aspic or jelly
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to bet / to gamble
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to fall / to degenerate
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old variant of 墩[dun1]
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block / gate pillar / pier / classifier for clusters of plants / classifier for rounds in a card game: trick / (archaic) watchtower
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serious (illness) / sincere / true
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variant of 篤|笃[du3]
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Dong ethnic group (aka Kam people)
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blunt / stupid
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Japanese variant of 對|对[dui4]
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variant of 遁[dun4]
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to evade / to flee / to escape
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confused / turbid
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