Pinyin initial: "shu"

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

Mnemonics for shu

Shu is for Sheldon Shrimp.

Characters with shu

two / double / pair / both / even (number)

= : Sheldon shrimp is dual wielding boxing gloves in front of the anglepod.
uncle / father's younger brother / husband's younger brother / Taiwan pr. [shu2]

= + + : Mnemonic symbol: Arthur Schopenhauer, 叔本华.

Sheldon Shrimp's (shu) uncle (叔), Arthur Schopenhauer (叔), is teaching him how to box in front of the space station (Ø1). On top (上) of a giant daisy (小), they are boxing wearing boxing gloves (又).
heat / hot weather / summer heat

= + : Sheldon Shrimp (shu) and Louis XIV (者) escaped the summer heat (暑) into the space station (Ø3) to spend their summer vacation (暑). Unfortunately the sun (日) had the same idea, and now Louis and Sheldon have to endure the heatstrokes (暑) anyway.
to forgive

= + : Sheldon Shrimp (shu) broke Asif ibn Barkhiya's (如) heart (心) when he accidentally stepped on it in the space station's bathroom (Ø4), but Asif ibn Barkhiya is ready to forgive (恕) Sheldon.
office / bureau / (Taiwan pr. [shu4]) to sign / to arrange

= + : Sheldon Shrimp (shu) started a petition in the space station (Ø3). He wants the Sun King (者) to sign (署) his petition to ban fishing nets (罒).
daybreak / dawn / the dawn of a new epoch (metaphor) / Taiwan pr. [shu4]
to lead / to command / rash / hasty / frank / straightforward / generally / usually

= + + : Sheldon Shrimp (shu) is surprised by a stream of lava (玄) rushing into the airplane's bathroom (ai4). He acts quickly (率) and jumps on a huge cross (十) to save himself. Then he continues to lead (率) the stream of lava around the cross by placing popsicles (冫) on the floor in just the right way, so that the lava passes his cross without melting it. He notices that the heat flow to either side of the cross corresponds to the golden ratio (率).
villa

= + : Sheldon Shrimp (shu) built a villa (墅) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). To celebrate he has a picnic (野) on the soil (土) in front of his villa.
surname Shu
to stretch / to unfold / to relax / leisurely

= + : Sheldon Shrimp (shu) helps Zai Yu (予) relax in front of the space station (Ø1) by stretching (舒) his back over a pawn (舍). Zai Yu thinks that stretching like that is really 舒服.
potato / yam

= + + : Sheldon Shrimp (shu) has to pay tithes to the Sun King (者). Together they are harvesting the potatoes (薯) Sheldon planted into sheets of artificial lawn (艹) in the space station's living quarters (Ø3) by filtering them through a net (罒).
variant of 薯[shu3]
to throw down / to fall / to drop and break

= + : Sheldon Shrimp (shu) drops his toy claw (扌) in front of the airplane (ai1), and the shock soon gets replaced by amazement as he realizes that the toy claw broke (摔) exactly according to the golden ratio (率).
to express / to give expression to / variant of 紓|纾[shu1] / to relieve

= + : Sheldon Shrimp (shu) is in a dire situation in front of the space station (Ø1): he desperately needs to find a villains address in a huge database. Zai Yu (予) comes to his rescue: he prepares to get ready to hack the computer using two toy claws (扌) and excaims: "everybody stand back! I know regular expressions (抒)!"
to tie up
taxes / duties

= + : Sheldon Shrimp opened an exchange booth in the Eiffel Tower's bathroom, and shortly thereafter a tax collector visits to collect the tax. Sheldon's business was rather mediocre though, so he can only offer a bowl of cereals as payment.
to speak / to say / to explain / to scold / to tell off / a theory (typically the last character in a compound, as in 日心說|日心说 heliocentric theory)

= + : In front of the observatory is a big advertising column. On it is a picture of Sheldon Shrimp, who is depicted to be talking about his new cash exchange booth.
variant of 說|说[shuo1]

= + : In front of the observatory is a big advertising column. On it is a picture of Sheldon Shrimp, who is depicted to be talking about his new cash exchange booth.
to speak; to talk; to say / to explain; to comment / to scold; to tell off / (bound form) theory; doctrine
to persuade