Pinyin initial: "hu"

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

Mnemonics for hu

Hu is for Helga Horse.

Characters with hu

皇

huáng = hu + ang2

emperor / old variant of 惶[huang2]

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皇 = 王 + 白 : Just inside the anglepod's kitchen, the emperor is standing on Martin Luther King and Helga Horse as they are weaving their white flags in despair.

回

huí = hu + ei2

to circle / to go back / to turn around / to answer / to return / to revolve / Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) / time / classifier for acts of a play / section or chapter (of a classic book)

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回 = 口 + 囗 : Helga Horse (hu-) smuggled herself into the Eiffel Tower's kitchen (-ei2). She covered herself in an enclosure (囗) full of mandarins (口). Unfortunately, she missed one little detail: The box full of mandarins is to be shipped back (回) to China soon.

回

逥

huí = hu + ei2

variant of 迴|回[hui2]

回

迴

huí = hu + ei2

to curve / to return / to revolve

和

huó = hu + o2

to combine a powdery substance (flour, plaster etc) with water / Taiwan pr. [huo4]

和

huò = hu + o4

to mix (ingredients) together / to blend / classifier for rinses of clothes / classifier for boilings of medicinal herbs

和

hú = hu + Ø2

to complete a set in mahjong or playing cards

火

huǒ = hu + o3

fire / urgent / ammunition / fiery or flaming / internal heat (Chinese medicine) / hot (popular) / classifier for military units (old) / Kangxi radical 86

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火 = 人 + 丶 : Helga Horse (hu) and Neanderthal Man (人) are starting a fire (火) in the observatory's living room (o3) with two large petals (丶).

黄

黃

huáng = hu + ang2

yellow / pornographic / to fall through

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黄 = 井 + 由 + 八 : Mnemonic symbol: the Yellow Emperor.

Helga Horse invited the Yellow Emperor to join her visit anglepod. In the kitchen, he falls for her trap: Helga prepared a field of eight balls on which the Yellow Emperor trips. As he falls into the well behind the field of eight balls, Helga neighs and laughs loudly at him.

黄

黃

huáng = hu + ang2

surname Huang or Hwang

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黄 = 井 + 由 + 八 : Mnemonic symbol: the Yellow Emperor.

Helga Horse invited the Yellow Emperor to join her visit anglepod. In the kitchen, he falls for her trap: Helga prepared a field of eight balls on which the Yellow Emperor trips. As he falls into the well behind the field of eight balls, Helga neighs and laughs loudly at him.

煌

huáng = hu + ang2

brilliant

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煌 = 火 + 皇 : The emperor (皇) killed Helga Horse (hu) because he wants to eat her heart. He puts her body on a fire (火) in the anglepod's kitchen (ang2) but when the fire consumed her body he finds that her heart consists of a brilliant (煌).

烘

ho̅ng = hu + (e)ng1

to bake / to heat by fire / to set off by contrast

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烘 = 共 + 火 : The communist (共) is baking (烘) Helga Horse (hu) over a fire (火) in front of the engine ((e)ng1).

哄

鬨

hòng = hu + (e)ng4

tumult / uproar / commotion / disturbance

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哄 = 共 + 口 : Helga Horse (hu) wants to eat a mandarin (口) all by herself in the engine's bathroom ((e)ng4), but the communist (共) causes an uproar (哄) because she is supposed to share the mandarin with everyone.

哄

hǒng = hu + (e)ng3

to deceive / to coax / to amuse (a child)

哄

ho̅ng = hu + (e)ng1

roar of laughter (onom.) / hubbub / to roar (as a crowd)

哄

閧

hòng = hu + (e)ng4

variant of 鬨|哄[hong4]

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哄 = 共 + 口 : Helga Horse (hu) wants to eat a mandarin (口) all by herself in the engine's bathroom ((e)ng4), but the communist (共) causes an uproar (哄) because she is supposed to share the mandarin with everyone.

胡

hú = hu + Ø2

non-Han people, esp. from central Asia / reckless / outrageous / what? / why? / to complete a winning hand at mahjong (also written 和[hu2])

胡

鬍

hú = hu + Ø2

beard / mustache / whiskers

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胡 = 古 + 月 : Helga Horse (hu) visits the old and wise moon (月) in the space station's kitchen (Ø2). She wants to join his cloister (古), but the moon rejects and says that first she has to get a very long Confucius style mustache (胡) such as his own.

胡

hú = hu + Ø2

surname Hu

胡

衚

hú = hu + Ø2

see 衚衕|胡同[hu2 tong4]