Pinyin initial: "tu"
The Pinyin initial "tu" is used in the first half of Pinyin syllables. In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, "tu" 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 "tu" can appear in.
Pinyin with tu
Mnemonics for tu
Tu is for Tommy Turtle.
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Characters with tu
diagram / picture / drawing / chart / map / CL:張|张[zhang1] / to plan / to scheme / to attempt / to pursue / to seek
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suitable / adequate / ready / settled
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to push / to cut / to refuse / to reject / to decline / to shirk (responsibility) / to put off / to delay / to push forward / to nominate / to elect / massage
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to gather / to unite / to unify / whole
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copper (chemistry) / see also 紅銅|红铜[hong2 tong2] / CL:塊|块[kuai4]
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saliva / to spit
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variant of 桶[tong3], bucket / (classifier) cubic dry measure (5 pecks 五斗, approx half-liter)
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to go through / to know well / (suffix) expert / to connect / to communicate / open / to clear / classifier for letters, telegrams, phone calls etc
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classifier for an activity, taken in its entirety (tirade of abuse, stint of music playing, bout of drinking etc)
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ache / pain / sorrow / deeply / thoroughly
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bucket / (trash) can / barrel (of oil etc) / CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1]
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to stab / to poke / to prod / to nudge / to disclose
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to drag / to tow / to trail / to hang down / to mop (the floor) / to delay / to drag on
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variant of 拖[tuo1]
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archaic variant of 托[tuo1]
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to trust / to entrust / to be entrusted with / to act as trustee
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prop / support (for weight) / rest (e.g. arm rest) / thanks to / to hold in one's hand / to support in one's palm / to give / to base / to commit / to set / torr (unit of pressure)
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to foretell the future using the trigrams of the Book of Changes 易經|易经
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to float / to deep-fry
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to stick out / protruding / convex / male (connector etc) / Taiwan pr. [tu2]
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