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鼓 gǔ drum

drum; to beat; to rouse

How to remember 鼓: 壴 drum + 支 branch = drum. The boy finds Grandpa's old drum in the attic and hits it with a garden branch, and the whole street hears the drum.

  • 1,123. most frequent character
  • HSK 4
  • 13 strokes
  • Radical 鼓

Component breakdown

鼓 = 壴 drum + 支 branch

  • 壴 drum
  • 支 branch
The Gushi story

The boy finds Grandpa's old drum in the attic and hits it with a garden branch, and the whole street hears the drum.

How it is used

  • A drum, and to rouse/encourage. 打鼓 (dǎ gǔ) beat a drum; 鼓掌 (gǔzhǎng) applaud/clap.
  • 鼓励 (gǔlì) = encourage (with words): 鼓励孩子 (gǔlì háizi) encourage a child; 鼓舞 (gǔwǔ) = inspire/hearten.
  • 一鼓作气 (yìgǔ-zuòqì) = press on in one burst of energy, a common idiom.

Words with 鼓

Example sentences

  • 学生得到了鼓励。 Xuéshēng dédào le gǔlì.The students received encouragement.