Pinyin "ju2"
In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "ju2" is split up into two parts: "ju" and "Ø2". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.
Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "ju"
Ju is for Zeus.
Mnemonics for Pinyin final "Ø2"
In the space station's kitchen.
Characters pronounced ju2
office / situation / classifier for games: match, set, round etc
局
=
尸
+
乛
+
口
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Zeus (ju) got a job at the post office (局) just inside the space station's entrance (Ø2) and already at his first day a ghost (尸) approaches him. Zeus feels extremely threatened and tries to kill the ghost with a sickle (乛), but the sickle just cuts through the ghost. As the ghost is finally right in front of Zeus it produces a mandarin (口) which it wants sent to earth.
局
=
尸
+
乛
+
口
:
Zeus (ju) got a job at the post office (局) just inside the space station's entrance (Ø2) and already at his first day a ghost (尸) approaches him. Zeus feels extremely threatened and tries to kill the ghost with a sickle (乛), but the sickle just cuts through the ghost. As the ghost is finally right in front of Zeus it produces a mandarin (口) which it wants sent to earth.
chrysanthemum
mandarin orange (Citrus reticulata) / tangerine
variant of 橘[ju2]
a shrike
(dialect) to cook in salt or sand, inside a sealed pot / to steam / to bake
curium (chemistry)
structure for carrying dirt
Fagus sylvatica
cramped / narrow
horse carriage (old)