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
fig. completely in the dark
rotary drum
rotary drum
tambourine (musical instrument); bell and drum
tambourine (musical instrument); bell and drum
Tonggu county in Yichun yí chūn, Jiangxi; bronze drum
Tonggu county in Yichun yí chūn, Jiangxi; bronze drum
Tonggu county in Yichun yí chūn, Jiangxi
Tonggu county in Yichun yí chūn, Jiangxi
gongs and drums; Chinese percussion instruments
Chinese percussion fixed pattern; percussion rhythm
Chinese percussion fixed pattern; percussion rhythm
not well coordinated (idiom)
not well coordinated (idiom)
opening gong
opening gong
percussion instrument in the form of a bamboo fish (traditionally used by Daoist priests)
to arouse; to agitate; to instigate
to encourage
tympanic cavity (of the middle ear)
Gushan; district in Kaohsiung, Taiwan; mountain
Gushan District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Gushan District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
to tinker with; to incite
clapper-board