drum; beat, top, strike

HSK 4 #1123

DEFINITIONS

鼓 gǔ
  • old variant of 鼓[gu3]
  • drum
  • CL:通[tong4],面[mian4]
  • to drum
  • to strike
  • to rouse
  • to bulge
  • to swell

STROKES

WORDS

相應 fú gǔ xiāng yìng lit. the hammer fits the drum (idiom); appropriate relation between the different parts; closely interrelated
歡欣舞 huān xīn gǔ wǔ elated and excited (idiom); overjoyed
qì gǔ gǔ seething; fuming
水力风 shuǐ lì gǔ fēng hydraulic bellows; water-driven ventilation (for metal smelting furnace)
水力風 shuǐ lì gǔ fēng hydraulic bellows; water-driven ventilation (for metal smelting furnace)
二 hé gǔ èr Altair (star)
yú gǔ percussion instrument in the form of a bamboo fish (traditionally used by Daoist priests)
yú gǔ percussion instrument in the form of a bamboo fish (traditionally used by Daoist priests)
爵士 jué shì gǔ drum kit (Tw)
矇在裡 méng zài gǔ lǐ variant of 蒙在鼓裡|蒙在鼓里[meng2 zai4 gu3 li3]; lit. kept inside a drum (idiom); fig. completely in the dark
dàn gǔ Dangu district of Hengyang city 衡陽市|衡阳市[Heng2 yang2 shi4], Hunan
区 dàn gǔ qū Dangu district of Hengyang city 衡陽市|衡阳市[Heng2 yang2 shi4], Hunan
區 dàn gǔ qū Dangu district of Hengyang city 衡陽市|衡阳市[Heng2 yang2 shi4], Hunan
文 shí gǔ wén early form of Chinese characters inscribed in stone, a precursor of the small seal 小篆[xiao3 zhuan4]
tǒng gǔ tom-tom drum (drum kit component)
xiāng gǔ cajón (musical instrument)
jié gǔ double-ended skin drum with a narrow waist
催花 jié gǔ cuī huā drumming to make apricots flower, cf joke by Tang Emperor Xuanzhong 唐玄宗, playing the drum in apricot blossom
听话听声,锣听音 tīng huà tīng shēng , luó gǔ tīng yīn to understand the unspoken implications (idiom)
聽話聽聲,鑼聽音 tīng huà tīng shēng , luó gǔ tīng yīn to understand the unspoken implications (idiom)
yāo gǔ waist drum; waist-drum dance (Han ethnic group folk dance)
huā gǔ flower drum, a type of double-skinned Chinese drum; folk dance popular in provinces around the middle reaches of the Yangtze; (bicycle wheel) hub
戏 huā gǔ xì opera form popular along Changjiang
戲 huā gǔ xì opera form popular along Changjiang
落地 luò dì gǔ floor tom (drum kit component)