Pinyin "xu1"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "xu1" is split up into two parts: "xu" and "Ø1". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.

Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "xu"

Xu is for Xu Xian.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "Ø1"

In front of the space station.

Characters pronounced xu1

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beard / mustache / feeler (of an insect etc) / tassel
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to require / to need / to want / necessity / need
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11th earthly branch: 7-9 p.m., 9th solar month (8th October-6th November), year of the Dog / ancient Chinese compass point: 300°
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emptiness / void / abstract theory or guiding principles / empty or unoccupied / diffident or timid / false / humble or modest / (of health) weak / virtual / in vain
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ruins / (literary) village / variant of 圩[xu1] / country fair
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all / assist / to store
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(dialect) country fair / country market
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multicolored silk / piece of silk torn in two, used to verify the holder's identity by matching up the two halves
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mistress, concubine / weak
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to boast / great / large
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