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
to stir up trouble; to instigate; to raise a storm
to stir up trouble; to instigate; to raise a storm
to fiddle with sth; to trade with sth
a drum-shaped rattle (used by peddlers or as a toy)
to beat the drum and sound the gong (idiom); fig. to order an advance or retreat
to beat the drum and sound the gong (idiom); fig. to order an advance or retreat
beat the drum, pass the flower (game in which players sit in a circle passing a flower around while a drum is beaten – when the drumbeat stops, the player holding the flower must sing a song, answer a question, or drink a glass of wine etc)
beat the drum, pass the flower (game in which players sit in a circle passing a flower around while a drum is beaten – when the drumbeat stops, the player holding the flower must sing a song, answer a question, or drink a glass of wine etc)
to beat the drum and sound the gong (idiom); fig. to order an advance or retreat
to beat the drum and sound the gong (idiom); fig. to order an advance or retreat
lit. to beat a gong; fig. to irritate sb; a provocation
lit. to beat a gong; fig. to irritate sb; a provocation
to back sb up; to support sb in an argument
roughly comparable (opponents)
warning that makes one reflect; monastery bell
wake-up call to improve; temple bell and drum
the passage of time in a disciplined existence
the passage of time in a disciplined existence
drum marking night watches; night watchman's clapper
cajón (musical instrument)
small drum for marking time
drum kit
closely interrelated