Pinyin "zhou2"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "zhou2" is split up into two parts: "zh" and "ou2". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.

Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "zh"

Zh is for James II of England (詹姆斯二世, zhān​mǔ​sī èr​shì).

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "ou2"

In the outhouse's kitchen.

Characters pronounced zhou2

轴
軸
zhóu = zh + ou2
axis / axle / spool (for thread) / roller (for scrolls) / classifier for calligraphy rolls etc
轴 = 车 + 由 : James II of England's (zh) cabriolet (车) broke down in the outhouse's kitchen (ou2) because an axle (轴) broke. Not being a very technical person, James tries to mix a Cuba libre (由) and use that as a replacement for the broken axle.
妯
zhóu = zh + ou2
used in 妯娌[zhou2 li5]
碡
zhóu = zh + ou2
stone roller (for threshing grain, leveling ground etc) / Taiwan pr. [du2]