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
Mnemonics for yu
Yu is for Yu the Great who tamed the floods.
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Characters with yu
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(literary) to give
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(archaic) I / me
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to advance / in advance / beforehand / to prepare
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abbr. for Henan province 河南 in central China
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happy / carefree / at one's ease / variant of 預|预[yu4] / old variant of 與|与[yu4]
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variant of 御[yu4] / to drive / to manage / to control
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field / region / area / domain (taxonomy)
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dialect / language / speech
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to hold in one's arms; to embrace / to surround; to gather around / to throng; to swarm / (bound form) to support (as in 擁護|拥护[yong1 hu4]) / (literary) to have; to possess / Taiwan pr. [yong3]
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to hold / to embrace / to wrap around / to gather around (sb) / to throng / to swarm / to support / Taiwan pr. [yong3]
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extra / surplus / remaining / remainder after division / (following numerical value) or more / in excess of (some number) / residue (math.) / after / I / me
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(archaic) I / me / variant of 餘|余[yu2], surplus
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surname Yu
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to inspect / to review / to read / to peruse / to go through / to experience
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feather / 5th note in pentatonic scale
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swimming / to swim
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