gǔ鼓
鼓
HSK 5
common
noun
verb
adjective
Meaning of 鼓
鼓 means drum; percussion instrument; drum-shaped; drum-like. Pronounced gǔ. HSK 5.
- drum; percussion instrument
- drum-shaped; drum-like
- to beat; to strike; to play (instrument)
Character Info
Radical鼓
Strokes13
Components
壴
支
Stroke Order
鼓
Definitions & Examples
Xīn新
nián年
lián联
huān欢
huì会
shàng上
，
gǔ鼓
shǒu手
qiāo敲
qǐ起
le了
yāo腰
gǔ鼓
。
At the New Year's gala, the drummer played the waist drum.
Tā她
mǎi买
le了
yī一
gè个
shǒu手
gǔ鼓
zhǔn准
bèi备
dài带
qù去
lù露
yíng营
biǎo表
yǎn演
。
She bought a hand drum to take to her camping performance.
Yuán元
xiāo宵
jié节
de的
huā花
gǔ鼓
wǔ舞
biǎo表
yǎn演
fēi非
cháng常
rè热
nào闹
。
The flower drum dance performance at the Lantern Festival was very lively.
Gǔ鼓
chuí槌
qiāo敲
zài在
gǔ鼓
miàn面
shàng上
fā发
chū出
xiǎng响
liàng亮
de的
shēng声
yīn音
。
The drumsticks hit the drumhead and made a loud sound.
Miào庙
lǐ里
de的
dà大
gǔ鼓
bèi被
qiāo敲
de得
dōng咚
dōng咚
xiǎng响
。
The big drum in the temple was beaten loudly.
Relations
Measure Words
面/ miàn
Primary
个/ gè
Common Words
鼓励 / 鼓勵gǔlì
encourage; inspire; motivate
鼓舞gǔwǔ
encourage; inspire; uplifting
鼓动 / 鼓動gǔdòng
to flap; to agitate; to incite
鼓掌gǔzhǎng
applaud; clap
腰鼓yāogǔ
waist drum; folk dance
手鼓shǒugǔ
hand drum; ethnic percussion instrument
耳鼓ěrgǔ
eardrum; tympanic membrane
一鼓作气 / 一鼓作氣yīgǔzuòqì
take advantage of initial momentum; press on to the finish without letup