Pinyin "zu3"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "zu3" is split up into two parts: "zu" 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 "zu"

Zu is for Zapatista Zebra.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "Ø3"

In the space station's living room.

Characters pronounced zu3

阻
zǔ = zu + Ø3
to hinder / to block / to obstruct
阻 = 且 + 阝 : Hostile aliens are seizing the space station! Inside (Ø3), the pope (阝) and Zapatista Zebra (zu) have constructed a barricade out of a few shelves (且). They will block (阻) the way of any alien which wants to seize the navigation bridge!
祖
zǔ = zu + Ø3
surname Zu
祖 = 且 + 礻 : Zapatista Zebra (zu) maintains a shrine for her ancestors (祖) in the space station (Ø3). The shrine consists of a shelf (且) which contains an ancient bazooka. When Zapatista Zebra visits the shrine, she always wears a monk's cowl (礻) and blows an ancient vuvuzela.
祖
zǔ = zu + Ø3
ancestor / forefather / grandparents
祖 = 且 + 礻 : Zapatista Zebra (zu) maintains a shrine for her ancestors (祖) in the space station (Ø3). The shrine consists of a shelf (且) which contains an ancient bazooka. When Zapatista Zebra visits the shrine, she always wears a monk's cowl (礻) and blows an ancient vuvuzela.
组
組
zǔ = zu + Ø3
surname Zu
组
組
zǔ = zu + Ø3
to form / to organize / group / team / classifier for sets, series, groups of people, batteries
组 = 且 + 纟 : Zapatista Zebra (zu) and the silk worm (纟) are starting a NGO (组) in the space station (Ø3). The NGO's goal is to distribute as many space friendly shelves (且) as possible. The shelves are radially symmetric and can be rotated so that the centrifugal force keeps the things in the shelf.
诅
詛
zǔ = zu + Ø3
curse / swear (oath)
俎
zǔ = zu + Ø3
a stand for food at sacrifice
珇
zǔ = zu + Ø3
carving on jade