Pinyin initial: "yu"

The Pinyin initial "yu" is used in the first half of Pinyin syllables. In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, "yu" belongs to the group of Pinyin initials which are represented in mnemonics by deities. You can visit the Pinyin index to see all Pinyin syllables from this mnemonic group, or to see all Pinyin syllables "yu" can appear in.

Pinyin with yu

yōng
yóng
yǒng
yòng
yuān
yuán
yuǎn
yuàn
yuē
yuě
yuè
yūn
yún
yǔn
yùn

Mnemonics for yu

Yu is for Yu the Great who tamed the floods.

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Characters with yu

= yu + Ø2
to go / to take / sentence-final interrogative particle / variant of 於|于[yu2]
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= yu + Ø2
(of time or place) in; at; on / (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for / (indicating a source) from; out of / (used in comparison) than / (used in the passive voice) by
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yuē = yu + e1
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= yu + Ø4
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= yu + Ø4
variant of 籲|吁[yu4]
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= yu + Ø4
yuè = yu + e4
moon / month / monthly / CL:個|个[ge4],輪|轮[lun2]
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yòng = yu + (e)ng4
to use / to employ / to have to / to eat or drink / expense or outlay / usefulness / hence / therefore
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yuán = yu + an2
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yuán = yu + an2
circle / round / circular / spherical / (of the moon) full / unit of Chinese currency (yuan) / tactful / to make consistent and whole (the narrative of a dream or a lie)
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yōng = yu + (e)ng1
to hire / to employ / servant / hired laborer / domestic help
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yòng = yu + (e)ng4
commission (for middleman) / brokerage fee
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yún = yu + (e)n2
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yuán = yu + an2
currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan) / first / original / primary / fundamental / constituent / part / era (of a reign) / meta- (prefix) / (math.) argument / variable / (Tw) (geology) eon
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yuán = yu + an2
surname Yuan / the Yuan or Mongol dynasty (1279-1368)
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yuán = yu + an2
yuán = yu + an2
land used for growing plants / site used for public recreation / abbr. for a place ending in 園|园, such as a botanical garden 植物園|植物园, kindergarten 幼兒園|幼儿园 etc
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yūn = yu + (e)n1
confused / dizzy / giddy / to faint / to swoon / to lose consciousness / to pass out
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yùn = yu + (e)n4
= yu + Ø3
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