Pinyin "lu4"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "lu4" is split up into two parts: "lu" 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 "lu"

Lu is for Lenny Lemur.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "Ø4"

In the space station's bathroom.

Characters pronounced lu4

to peel with a knife / old variant of 戮[lu4]
windlass
clear (water) / strain liquids
records / book / Taoist written charm / book of prophecy (e.g. of dynastic fortunes)
record book; archive / Taoist written charm / document of prophecy attesting to dynastic fortunes
surname Lu / place name
(horse)
Arthraxon ciliare / green / rhodacene
Pomatomus saltatrix / bluefish
strain liquids
to despise / to insult
(literary) to join (forces)
(jade)
box case
late-planted early-ripening grain
late-planted early-ripening grain
box / basket
(bamboo)
sound of belly rumbling / borborygmus