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

鼓 stroke order diagram
鼓 stroke order animation

Words containing 鼓

Word Meaning
closely interrelated
elated and excited (idiom); overjoyed
fuming; seething
water-driven ventilation (for metal smelting furnace)
water-driven ventilation (for metal smelting furnace)
Altair (star)
fish-shaped bamboo drum for chanting
bamboo fish drum used by Daoist priests
drum kit (Tw)
fig. completely in the dark
stone drum; Shigu district in Hengyang, Hunan
Shigu District, Hengyang, Hunan
Shigu District, Hengyang, Hunan
ancient stone drum inscriptions; early script
tom-tom drum (drum kit component)
cajón (musical instrument)
double-ended skin drum with a narrow waist
to force growth or progress; to rush nature
to understand the unspoken implications (idiom)
to understand the unspoken implications (idiom)
waist drum; waist-drum dance (Han ethnic group folk dance)
flower drum, a type of double-skinned Chinese drum
opera form popular along Changjiang
opera form popular along Changjiang
floor tom (drum kit component)