woman – new
Written as nǚ or nu
To remember that woman is pronounced new (nu) in Mandarin Chinese, use the following mnemonic:
This woman loves to try new (new) experiences.

Tones
New (new) is a 3rd tone with ∪ as an accent.
Associate new, a 3rd tone, with a horse shoe or horse or smile. See Tones and Mnemonics.

Her new shoes made her smile.
Remember
New = 3rd tone = ∪