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Character Decomposition
鼓=壴+支
Etymology
drum
Meanings
drum
to drum
to strike
to rouse
to bulge
to swell
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Words with 鼓 576 total
Idioms with 鼓 98 total
lit. morning bell, evening drum, symbolizing monastic practice (idiom); fig. encouragement to study or progress晨钟暮鼓chén zhōng mù gǔto echo what sb said · to back sb up from the sidelines (in an argument)打边鼓dǎ biān gǔlit. to beat the return drum (idiom) · fig. to give up · to turn tail打退堂鼓dǎ tuì táng gǔ(idiom) with great fanfare; on a grand scale大张旗鼓dà zhāng qí gǔ