Pinyin initial: "lu"

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

Mnemonics for lu

Lu is for Lenny Lemur.

Characters with lu

in confusion or disorder / in a confused state of mind / disorder / upheaval / riot / illicit sexual relations / to throw into disorder / to mix up / indiscriminate / random / arbitrary

= + : It's hard for Lenny Lemur to not go crazy in the anthill's bathroom: Uncountable tongues are leaping right from the abyss to reach for Lenny Lemur, who has only a shovel to defend his heart and soul.
twins

= + : Lenny Lemur (lu) and the also-ran (亦) are twins (孪): they hatched out of the same egg (子) in the anthill's kitchen (an2).
dragon / CL:條|条[tiao2] / imperial

= 𠂇 + + : Lenny Lemur and a dragon are cutting little paper dragons out of petal leafs using scissors just inside the engine's kitchen. Until they are ready to cut the next petal leaf they keep the leaves in a ladle.
surname Long

= 𠂇 + + : Lenny Lemur and a dragon are cutting little paper dragons out of petal leafs using scissors just inside the engine's kitchen. Until they are ready to cut the next petal leaf they keep the leaves in a ladle.
ridge between fields / row of crops / grave mound

= + : Lenny Lemur (lu) is dead and the dragon (龙) prepares to bury him. He puts him in the center of the engine ((e)ng3) and lines up several rows of crop (垄) next to him. Then the dragon piles up dirt (土) until a sizable grave mound (垄) accumulated. Finally the dragon builds a circular ridge (垄) to separate the grave from the surrounding fields.
throat

= + : Lenny Lemur (lu) finds a dragon (龙) almost suffocating in the engine's kitchen ((e)ng2) from a mandarin (口) stuck in his throat (咙), so he quickly climbs into the dragon's throat to pull out the mandarin. The dragon is so relieved that he grants Lenny Lemur a wish.
rising moon
road / CL:條|条[tiao2] / journey / route / line (bus etc) / sort; kind

= + : In the space station's bathroom Lenny Lemur dreams of becoming a football star. He imagines walking down to earth on a road of stars, his football in his hands.
surname Lu
surname Lu

= + : It has been raining in the space station's bathroom, which makes Lenny Lemur really happy. He likes to lick off the dew which sticks to the roads in the bathroom after it has been raining.
dew / syrup / nectar / outdoors (not under cover) / to show / to reveal / to betray / to expose

= + : It has been raining in the space station's bathroom, which makes Lenny Lemur really happy. He likes to lick off the dew which sticks to the roads in the bathroom after it has been raining.
bribe / bribery

= + : Lenny Lemur (lu) needs to use the space station's bathroom (Ø4) but it is still occupied by the crab (贝), so Lenny tries to bribe (赂) it with a star (各).
gauze / to collect / to gather / to catch / to sift

= + : Lenny Lemur wanted to catch a few bats with a net hang high across the observatory's kitchen. Instead, two bats catch him in a roll of gauze in a fly-by manoeuvre.
patrol

= + : Lenny Lemur (lu) is patrolling the observatory's kitchen (o2) in his patrol boat (逻). He is patrolling three gates: behind two of the gates there is one pile of gauze (罗) respectively, but behind the last door there is a pair of beautiful gladiator sandals (辶). He will ask any visitor to choose one of the gates, then open another one and show the gauze behind it. Any visitor who doesn't get the logic (逻) why it is better to choose the remaining gate then is not allowed to enter the castle.
(bound form) crass / stupid / rude / (used to represent the sounds of "ru", "lu" etc in loanwords)

= + : Mnemonic symbol: 布鲁图斯, Brutus, one of the murderers of Caesar.

Lenny Lemur (lu) is helpless to watch Brutus (鲁) slyly murder the sun (日) in the space station (Ø3) using a fish (鱼) as a dagger.
surname Lu / Lu, ancient state of China 魯國|鲁国[Lu3 guo2] / Lu, short name for Shandong 山東|山东[Shan1 dong1]

= + : Mnemonic symbol: 布鲁图斯, Brutus, one of the murderers of Caesar.

Lenny Lemur (lu) is helpless to watch Brutus (鲁) slyly murder the sun (日) in the space station (Ø3) using a fish (鱼) as a dagger.
to cover / to cage / covering / also pr. [long2]
enclosing frame made of bamboo, wire etc / cage / basket / steamer basket / to cover / to cage / to embrace / to manipulate through trickery

= + : Lenny Lemur (lu) prepared dim sum in the engine's kitchen ((e)ng2). As the dragon (龙) smells the dim sum he wants to try some, but Lenny Lemur (lu) covers (笼) the flat bamboo basket (笼) with a bamboo stick (⺮) to prevent the dragon from stealing the dim sum.
sound of drums
surname Long / short for 吉隆坡[Ji2 long2 po1], Kuala Lumpur

= + + + : The pope (阝) got a child and put it in a cradle (生) in the engine's kitchen ((e)ng2). The child is Lenny Lemur (lu), and every evening the pope plays a ceremonious (隆) and grand (隆) tune on his flute (一) wearing high heels (夂).