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

book / letter / document / CL:本[ben3],冊|册[ce4],部[bu4] / to write

= + + : Sheldon Shrimp (shu) is enjoying a good book (书) in front of the space station (Ø1). Because he is lazy, he built a thingy to hold the pages in place with a dinosaur bone (丨) and two plows (㇆). He is laying very comfortable on a petal (丶) serving as sofa.
abbr. for 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1]
method / technique

= + : In the space station's bathroom the surgeon wants to tickle Sheldon Shrimp with a petal leaf, but Sheldon thinks it's a trap and he wants to cut him open, so he hides behind a Christmas tree.

= + : Mnemonic symbol from 手术: surgeon
tree / CL:棵[ke1] / to cultivate / to set up

= + : Sheldon Shrimp cultivates a Christmas tree in the space station's bathroom. He is very happy that he found the right tree, just the one he imagined, and—in his mind—marks of the tree he imagined with a big green check mark.
surname Shuang

= : Sheldon shrimp is dual wielding boxing gloves in front of the anglepod.
two / double / pair / both / even (number)

= : Sheldon shrimp is dual wielding boxing gloves in front of the anglepod.
to speak; to talk; to say / to explain; to comment / to scold; to tell off / (bound form) theory; doctrine
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.
to persuade
frequently / repeatedly
to count / to count as / to regard as / to enumerate (sb's shortcomings)

= + : Sheldon Shrimp (shu) occupied a lunar mansion (娄) inside of the space station (Ø3) although he knows that it is to be torn down. Outside of his lunar mansion the construction (or rather destruction) workers are already counting (数) down from ten. When they count (数) zero, they will start taking down the whole thing with their sledgehammers (攵).
number / figure / several / CL:個|个[ge4]
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.
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.
broomcorn millet / glutinous millet
garrison

= + : Sheldon Shrimp (shu) has to guard the border (戍) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). His garrison (戍) consists of a fifth wheel (戊). He has to stand still in front of it all day and wear a stupid hat made out of a petal leaf (丶).
to suck / to drink

= + : Mnemonic symbol: a drinking bottle, one of those where you have to suck to drink. Sheldon Shrimp (shu) finds a drinking bottle (欶) in the observatory's bathroom (o4) over a bundle of firewood (束). There is a small fire to keep the bottle's content warm. Sheldon doesn't hesitate, grabs the bottle and empties it, sucking (欶) and drinking (欶) the warm beverage. He carelessly throws an IOU note (欠) towards the bundle of firewood, but it almost instantly touches the fire and burns to ashes.
variant of 術|术[shu4]
standing up / to stand (something) up