Pinyin "ru4"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "ru4" is split up into two parts: "ru" and "Ø4". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.

Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "ru"

Ru is for Rachel Rhinoceros.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "Ø4"

In the space station's bathroom.

Characters pronounced ru4

to enter / to go into / to join / to become a member of / to confirm or agree with / abbr. for 入聲|入声[ru4 sheng1]

= 丿 + : Mnemonic symbol: an enter key like on a computer keyboard.

There is a special area in the space station's bathroom (Ø4) which is filled with bananas (丿), but you have to hit an enter key (入) to enter (入). Rachel Rhinoceros (ru) uses a finger (㇏) to press the button and get access to the bananas.
ancient tribe of northern China