Pinyin initial: "nu"

The Pinyin initial "nu" is used in the first half of Pinyin syllables. In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, "nu" belongs to the group of Pinyin initials which are represented in mnemonics by animals. You can visit the Pinyin index to see all Pinyin syllables from this mnemonic group, or to see all Pinyin syllables "nu" can appear in.

Mnemonics for nu

Nu is for Nelson Newt.

Characters with nu

old variant of 弄[nong4]

= + : Nelson Newt (nu) has been fiddling (弄) with Martin Luther King's (王) handcuffs (廾) in the engine's bathroom ((e)ng4) for hours until he was finally able to open them.
peasant / to farm / agriculture / diligent (old) / government field official (old)

= + 𧘇 : Nelson Newt (nu) started a monoculture (农) in the engine's kitchen ((e)ng2). He set up melon plants on top of the stones, and the melons are hanging down to the sides. Just above the melons he set up cooking tops (冖) to provide some shade. To water his plants, he has to climb up a step ladder (𧘇).
concentrated / dense / strong (smell etc)

= + : Nelson Newt (nu) is watering his monoculture (农) in the engine's kitchen ((e)ng2). He added a lot of fertilizer to the water in his water bottle (氵) and as he empties the bottle a thick (浓) fog with a strong (浓) smell is emerging from the liquid.
variant of 暖[nuan3]

= + : The sun (日) got Nelson Newt (nu) from the pet shop and inspects him inside of the anthill (an3). He is frozen and not moving at all. She also got a flow chart (爰) on how to make him come alive. On the flow chart, there is one box "heat (暖) him up", and there is one arrow starting and ending at the box. Therefore (爰), the sun slowly warms (暖) Nelson Newt with her warm light.
glutinous rice / sticky rice
variant of 糯[nuo4]
variant of 糯[nuo4]
you (Wu dialect) / I, me (classical)
crossbow
imbecile / timid
to exorcise demons
garrulous
flint / (metonym) arrowhead
(indicating agreement) yes / all right / (drawing attention to) look! / here! / variant of 諾|诺[nuo4]
child / offspring
nobelium (chemistry)