Pinyin "tu4"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "tu4" is split up into two parts: "tu" 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 "tu"

Tu is for Tommy Turtle.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "Ø4"

In the space station's bathroom.

Characters pronounced tu4

吐
tù = tu + Ø4
to vomit / to throw up
吐 = 口 + 土 : Tommy Turtle ate to many mandarins in the space station. He can't help but vomit until he produced a muddy pile of mandarins in the bathroom.
兔
tù = tu + Ø4
rabbit
兔 = 丶 + 免 : Tommy Turtle (tu) sold the rabbit (兔) a very tasty looking petal leaf (丶) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4), but before the rabbit eats the leaf Tommy Turtle hands him a disclaimer (免) about possible side effects.
兔
兎
tù = tu + Ø4
variant of 兔[tu4]
兔 = 丶 + 免 : Tommy Turtle (tu) sold the rabbit (兔) a very tasty looking petal leaf (丶) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4), but before the rabbit eats the leaf Tommy Turtle hands him a disclaimer (免) about possible side effects.
菟
tù = tu + Ø4
dodder (Cuscuta sinensis, a parasitic vine with seeds having medicinal uses) / also called 菟絲子|菟丝子
堍
tù = tu + Ø4
side of bridge
鵵
tù = tu + Ø4
Scops semitorques