Pinyin "fu3"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "fu3" is split up into two parts: "fu" and "Ø3". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.

Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "fu"

Fu is for Frieda Fox.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "Ø3"

In the space station's living room.

Characters pronounced fu3

府

fǔ = fu + Ø3

seat of government / government repository (archive) / official residence / mansion / presidential palace / (honorific) Your home / prefecture (from Tang to Qing times)

府 = 付 + 广 : The White House still owes Frieda Fox a lot of pay-checks. Even though it hid in the space station, Frieda Fox surprises it by landing on it from above with a parachute. The White House has no option but to finally hand Frieda her pay-checks.

俯

fǔ = fu + Ø3

to look down / to stoop

俯 = 亻 + 府 : Frieda Fox (fu) and Rosa Luxemburg (亻) are looking down (俯) on the government (府) in the space station (Ø3). They're looking down on the government from the space station's window.

俯

俛

fǔ = fu + Ø3

variant of 俯[fu3]

斧

fǔ = fu + Ø3

hatchet

斧 = 父 + 斤 : Father Time (父) has come to the space station's living room (Ø3) to take Frieda Fox (fu) with him. Frieda has been crushed by giant barbells (斤) while working out, so Father Time has to lever her out with his hatchet (斧).

抚

撫

fǔ = fu + Ø3

to comfort / to console / to stroke / to caress / an old term for province or provincial governor

抚 = 扌 + 无 : Frieda Fox (fu) is very sad in the space station (Ø3). Diogenes (无) consoles (抚) her by stroking (抚) her back with a toy claw (扌).

腐

fǔ = fu + Ø3

decay / rotten

腐 = 府 + 肉 : No one cared for the White House (府) in the space station (Ø3) and now as Frieda Fox (fu) opens it she finds a lot of rotten (腐) meat (肉) inside of it.

甫

fǔ = fu + Ø3

(classical) barely / just / just now

甫 = 丶 + 十 + 月 : Mnemonic symbol: Ivan Pavlov, 巴甫洛夫, the scientist.

Ivan Pavlov (甫) taught Frieda Fox (fu) to jump over a big cross (十) and catch the moon on the other side (月) as soon as Pavlov waves with a petal leaf (丶) in the space station (Ø3).

辅

輔

fǔ = fu + Ø3

to assist / to complement / auxiliary

辅 = 甫 + 车 : Frieda Fox (fu) decides to learn how to drive and is taking a course in the space station (Ø3). She's sitting in a cabriolet (车) and her driving instructor (辅), Ivan Pavlov (甫), is sitting next to her.

釜

fǔ = fu + Ø3

kettle / cauldron

腑

fǔ = fu + Ø3

internal organs

脯

fǔ = fu + Ø3

dried meat / preserved fruit

黼

fǔ = fu + Ø3

(archaic) motif of axes with black handles and white heads, a symbol of authority embroidered on ceremonial robes