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

硕

碩

shuò = shu + o4

large / big

硕 = 石 + 页 : There is a large, huge (硕) rock (石) blocking observatory's bathroom (o4). Sheldon Shrimp (shu) tries to clear it off by wrapping it in a huge (硕) sheet of paper (页) because he heard "paper beats rock". Of course it doesn't work because Sheldon is not a learned person (硕士).

帅

帥

shuài = shu + ai4

handsome / graceful / smart / commander in chief / (coll.) cool! / sweet!

帅 = 刂 + 巾 : The marshal (帅) insulted Sheldon Shrimp (shu) purposefully until Sheldon attacks him with a kitchen knife (刂) in the airplane's bathroom (ai4). His attacks always miss the target though because the marshal uses a towel (巾) to evade his attacks like a matador.

帅

帥

shuài = shu + ai4

surname Shuai

帅

帥

shuài = shu + ai4

(bound form) commander-in-chief / (bound form) to lead; to command / handsome; graceful; dashing; elegant / (coll.) cool!; sweet! / (Chinese chess) general (on the red side, equivalent to a king in Western chess)

税

稅

shuì = shu + ei4

taxes / duties

税 = 兑 + 禾 : 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.

说

説

shuo̅ = shu + o1

variant of 說|说[shuo1]

说 = 兑 + 讠 : 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.

赎

贖

shú = shu + Ø2

to redeem / to ransom

枢

樞

shu̅ = shu + Ø1

hinge / pivot

竖

豎

shù = shu + Ø4

to erect / vertical / vertical stroke (in Chinese characters)

竖 = 収 + 立 : 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).

淑

shu̅ = shu + Ø1

warm and virtuous / (used in given names) / Taiwan pr. [shu2]

泷

瀧

shua̅ng = shu + ang1

Shuang river in Hunan and Guangdong (modern Wu river 武水)

塾

shú = shu + Ø2

private school

塾 = 孰 + 土 : Sheldon Shrimp (shu) ist playing "who am I" (孰) with the students of a private school (塾) in the space station's kitchen (Ø2), but they're mean to him and drew a heap of dirt (土) on his tag instead of a proper person.

澍

shù = shu + Ø4

moisture / timely rain

蒴

shuò = shu + o4

pod / capsule

漱

潄

shù = shu + Ø4

variant of 漱[shu4]

漱

shù = shu + Ø4