drum; to drum; to strike

HSK 4 #1123

Character data

HSK 4
Frequency 1123rd character
Radical ⿎ (207.0)
Strokes 13
Index # 2837

Definitions

鼓 gǔ
  1. 1. drum
  2. 2. to drum
  3. 3. to strike
  4. 4. to swell
  5. 5. to bulge
  6. 6. to rouse
  7. 7. CL tòng,miàn

Stroke order

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Words containing 鼓

Word Meaning
advocate
bellows; to draw air using bellows
bass drum
fuming; seething
timpani
a blast furnace (in modern times)
to stop fighting; to give up
to back sb up; to support sb in an argument
gongs and drums; Chinese percussion instruments
wooden fish drum; Daoist bamboo drum
in a spurt of energy
discouraging; disheartening
(fig.) trumpeter of sb's praises; booster
auditory tube
a practice drum (music); drum practice pad (music)
a practice drum (music); drum practice pad (music)
tom-tom (drum)
round and bulging; protruding; rotund
round and bulging; protruding; rotund
with great fanfare
to praise; to advocate
snare drum
to make one's bed then lie on it
to back sb up from the sidelines (in an argument)
to back sb up from the sidelines (in an argument)