Pinyin "zhua1"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "zhua1" is split up into two parts: "zhu" and "a1". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.

Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "zhu"

Julian (朱利安 zhū lì ān) Giant Squid.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "a1"

In front of the ashram.

Characters pronounced zhua1

抓

zhua̅ = zhu + a1

to grab / to catch / to arrest / to snatch / to scratch

抓 = 扌 + 爪 : Julian Giant Squid (zhu) morphed into a new superhero form: he has claws (爪) on each tentacle and is additionally wielding several toy claws (扌). He wants to catch (抓) every criminal on earth this way, and he starts in front of the ashram (a1).

挝

撾

zhua̅ = zhu + a1

beat

髽

zhua̅ = zhu + a1

dress the hair