Pinyin initial: "w"

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

Mnemonics for w

Wu is for Willy Walrus.

Characters with w

do not

= 丿 + : Mnemonic symbol from the shape of the character: bat wings. The 丿 strokes look like the fingers of a single bat wing.

The elephant (勹) wants to eat a banana (丿) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4), but Willy Walrus (w) suddenly flies by (using bat wings (勿)), snatches the banana away and shouts "do not!" (勿)
enclosure

Mnemonic symbol: a plastic enclosure. Willy Walrus (w) is keeping frozen fish in an enclosure (囗) in the Eiffel Tower's kitchen (ei2).
7th earthly branch: 11 a.m.-1 p.m., noon, 5th solar month (6th June-6th July), year of the Horse / ancient Chinese compass point: 180° (south)

= 𠂉 + : Willy Walrus (w) is having lunch (午) in the space station's living room (Ø3). He was hiding it in a secret location: With a key (𠂉), he can unlock a chamber hidden in the space station's cross (十).
king or monarch / best or strongest of its type / grand / great

= + : Mnemonic symbol: Martin Luther King. Willy Walrus (wu) is stuck in a heap of dirt (土) in the anglepod's kitchen (ang2). Martin Luther King (王) helps him by holding out a flute (一).
to rule / to reign over
five / 5

= + : Martin Luther King helps Willy Walrus to construct a pentagram out of dinosaur bones inside the space station.

= + : A pentagram.
thing / object / matter / abbr. for physics 物理

= + : Willy Walrus (w) wants to become a physicist (物) and does research about dark matter (物) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). His motivation is to become a super villain and rule the world. Just as he is about to have a breakthrough, a huge black ox (牛) flying with the help of bat wings (勿) hits Willy with an oxerang and takes away the dark matter, saving the world.
to guard / to protect / to defend / abbr. for 衛生|卫生, hygiene / health / abbr. for 衛生間|卫生间, toilet

= + : A steel beam came loose in the Eiffel Tower's bathroom. Willy Walrus guards the scene with a crowbar against gazers until the construction team to repair it arrives.
surname Wei / vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1066-221 BC), located in present day Henan and Hebei Provinces

= + : A steel beam came loose in the Eiffel Tower's bathroom. Willy Walrus guards the scene with a crowbar against gazers until the construction team to repair it arrives.
prosperous / flourishing / (of flowers) blooming / (of fire) roaring

= + : Willy Walrus (w) and Martin Luther King Jr. (王) are living a prosperous (旺) and flourishing (旺) life in the anglepod's bathroom (ang4). They are enjoying the sun (日) shining just for them every day.
variant of 吻[wen3]

= + : Willy Walrus (w) celebrates the new year by following the custom to fly to the mandarin (口) mounted right below the ceiling of the encampment ((e)n3) using bat wings (勿) and giving it a french kiss (吻).
kiss / to kiss / mouth

= + : Willy Walrus (w) celebrates the new year by following the custom to fly to the mandarin (口) mounted right below the ceiling of the encampment ((e)n3) using bat wings (勿) and giving it a french kiss (吻).
not yet / did not / have not / not / 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep / ancient Chinese compass point: 210°

= + : Shortly after finishing a new installation in the Eiffel Tower's bathroom, Ai Weiwei is imprisoned by Willy Walrus, because—out of all places—Ai Weiwei put his new installation right into Willy Walrus's toilet. Ai Weiwei's installation is a Christmas tree with a tiny, slightly tilted flute on top. Ai Weiwei would really, really like to correct the tilted flute, but so far, Willy Walrus has not yet let him out.
taste / smell / (fig.) (noun suffix) feel / quality / sense / (TCM) classifier for ingredients of a medicine prescription

= + : Willy Walrus is wondering about that strange smell in the bathroom of the Eiffel Tower. He can't quite place it. The smell is from Ai Weiwei's new installation: A tower of mandarins.
surname Wu / area comprising southern Jiangsu, northern Zhejiang and Shanghai / name of states in Southern China at different historical periods

= + : Mnemonic symbol: the water buffalo from Wu.

Willy Walrus (w) enters the space station (Ø2) with a big mandarin (口) in his hands. The water buffalo (吴) sees it and begins to pant heavily, slightly in panic. Fortunately there is an angel (天) around to calm him down and let him know that it's not the sun he's fearing.
witch / wizard / shaman / also pr. [wu2]

= + : Willy Walrus (w) is fighting a wizard (巫) in front of the space station (Ø1). He is wielding a steel beam (工), while the wizard is casting rubber chicken (从).
surname Wu / also pr. [Wu2]
to twist / crooked / unjust / in vain

= + : Someone knocked the Christmas tree (木) in the anglepod (ang3) over, and Willy Walrus (w) unjustly (枉) accuses Martin Luther King (王) of doing so.
stomach / CL:個|个[ge4]

= + : Willy Walrus (w) set up a mooncake (月) field (田) in the Eiffel Tower's bathroom (ei4). This led to him eating way too much cake, and now his stomach (胃) hurts. To relief the pain he uses a hot water bottle (mnemonic symbol for 胃).
surname Wu

= + : Willy Walrus is painting a pentagram on the walls of the space station. Suddenly, a squad of five soldiers appears to call him out, but Rosa Luxemburg helps him sneak away while she distracts the squad of five soldiers.