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

a comb / to comb

= + : Sheldon Shrimp (shu) got a new comb (梳) and a cup with many pendants (㐬), but the cup's pendants got stuck in the Christmas tree (木) in front of the space station (Ø1). Sheldon Shrimp will have to use the comb to comb (梳) the tree and thereby free the pendants.
archaic variant of 水[shui3]

= : As archaic symbol for an archaic character I choose the aqueduct.
to obey / to follow / to arrange / to make reasonable / along / favorable

= + : Sheldon Shrimp (shu) witnesses a creek (川) forming in the encampment's bathroom ((e)n4), and subsequently a paper (页) boat floating by. Sheldon recognizes this omen and knows that he has to follow (顺) his fate.
who / which / what

= + : Mnemonic symbol: playing the "who am I" game. Sheldon Shrimp (shu) started a game of "who am I" (孰) in the space station's kitchen (Ø2), and while playing the game he enjoys a drink (享) into which he poured a bag of painkillers (丸). Soon he forgets who (孰) he is or what (孰) he is doing.
ripe; mature / thoroughly cooked; done / familiar; acquainted / experienced; skilled / (of sleep etc) deep; profound / also pr. [shou2]

= + + : Sheldon Shrimp (shu) concocts an elixir against his stomach ache in the space station's kitchen (Ø2). On a small grill (灬) He put a drink (享) in which he dissolves a whole bag of painkillers (丸). When the pills are fully dissolved, his elixir is done (熟).

= + : The riddler captured Sheldon Shrimp (shu) in the space station's kitchen (Ø2) and threatens to put him on a grill (灬) and cook him until he is ripe (熟) if he fails to win a game of "who am I" (孰).
variant of 腧[shu4]
to lose / to transport / to donate / to enter (a password)

= + : Sheldon Shrimp (shu) wanted to go on a trip with Yu Xiulian (俞) in their space cabriolet (车), but in front of the space station (Ø1) Sheldon entered (输) the wrong password three times in a row and now they're locked out of their car.
category / genus (taxonomy) / family members / dependents / to belong to / subordinate to / affiliated with / be born in the year of (one of the 12 animals) / to be / to prove to be / to constitute

= + : 暴龙属 is the genus Tyrannosaurus, and I'll use a T-Rex as mnemonic symbol.

The great Yu (禹) built a dyke to prevent Sheldon Shrimp (shu) from entering his side of the space station (Ø3), but then a T-Rex (属) ghost (尸) starts to haunt him until he tears down his dyke.
to erect / vertical / vertical stroke (in Chinese characters)

= + : In the space station's bathroom (Ø4) Sheldon Shrimp (shu) is experimenting with different ways of putting a radio (収) on top of a vase (立) in order to use the vase as resonating body to improve the sound quality. In the end he decides that the best way to put the radio is to set it up vertically (竖).
variant of 豎|竖[shu4]
archaic variant of 菽[shu1], beans and peas / archaic variant of 叔[shu1], uncle

= + : Sheldon Shrimp (shu) helps out with doing biology experiments in front of the space station (Ø1). From earth, they send up (上) beans and peas (尗) using balloons (mnemonic symbol for 上). Sheldon then makes sure that daisies (小) grow out of the beans and sends them back to earth using fewer balloons.
beginning / first day of lunar month / north

= + : The moon (月) wants to use the bathtub in the observatory's bathroom (o4), but Sheldon Shrimp (shu) has been using it all day and it doesn't seem like he'll finish any time soon. The moon angrily tells Sheldon to get out, but Sheldon disobeys (屰). Finally the moon remembers that it is the first day of the lunar month (朔), so he causes a spring tide (朔) which washes Sheldon out of the bathtub (and out of the bathroom) so that the moon can finally take a bath.
(bound form) rat; mouse
rat / mouse / CL:隻|只[zhi1]

= + + : Sheldon Shrimp (shu) found that there are rats (鼠) in the space station (Ø3), and he wants to get rid of them. In a mortar (臼) pulverizes some petal leaves (丶丶丶丶) and a computer mouse (鼠) grinding with a dinosaur bone three times (丨丨丨). He hopes that the rats like the mixture and the heavy metals used to make the computer mouse will kill the rats.
bright / clear / crisp / open / frank / straightforward / to feel well / fine / pleasurable / invigorating / to deviate

= + : Sheldon Shrimp (shu) explores the anglepod's living room (ang3) and bumps into a hostile robot (大). As the robot is about to charge at him Sheldon quickly throws a bunch of pliers (㸚) at him. The robot eats the pliers and thinks they are quite crisp (爽) and refreshing (爽).
short name for Sichuan 四川[Si4 chuan1] province / one of the Three Kingdoms 三國|三国[San1 guo2] after the Han dynasty, also called 蜀漢|蜀汉[Shu3 Han4], situated around what is now Sichuan province
numerous / common people (or populace) / born of a concubine

= 广 + 廿 + : Sheldon Shrimp (shu) arrived at the space station, but as soon as he got rid of his parachute (广) in the bathroom (Ø4) some bastard (庶) put him in a flower pot (廿) with water and boiled him on a grill (灬).
old variant of 庶[shu4]

= 广 + 廿 + : Sheldon Shrimp (shu) arrived at the space station, but as soon as he got rid of his parachute (广) in the bathroom (Ø4) some bastard (庶) put him in a flower pot (廿) with water and boiled him on a grill (灬).
Shun (c. 23rd century BC), mythical sage and leader
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