Pinyin "zhuo1"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "zhuo1" is split up into two parts: "zhu" and "o1". 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 "o1"

In front of the observatory.

Characters pronounced zhuo1

捉

zhuo̅ = zhu + o1

to clutch / to grab / to capture

捉 = 扌 + 足 : In front of the observatory (o1) Julian Giant Squid (zhu) catches (捉) a football (足) using eight toy claws (扌).

拙

zhuo̅ = zhu + o1

awkward / clumsy / dull / inelegant / (polite) my / Taiwan pr. [zhuo2]

拙 = 出 + 扌 : Julian Giant Squid (zhu) wants to use the emergency exit (出) in front of the observatory (o1), but it has to be operated using eight toy claws (扌) at the same time. Julian Giant Squid is just too clumsy (拙) to do so and so he is unable to open the emergency exit door.

桌

槕

zhuo̅ = zhu + o1

old variant of 桌[zhuo1]

桌 = 卜 + 杲 : Julian Giant Squid (zhu) needs a table (桌) and so he summons one in front of the observatory (o1) with the help of a voodoo staff (卜). As he waves around his voodoo staff a bright light appears out of which the table materializes. The materializes shines very bright (杲) as well, just like a small sun. It is made out of the wood of Christmas trees.

桌

zhuo̅ = zhu + o1

table / desk / classifier for tables of guests at a banquet etc