鼓

gǔ

drum · CL:通 tòng,面 miàn

Radical: 鼓 Strokes: 13 HSK 5

Structure: Left-rightFrequency: Common

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Character Decomposition

鼓=壴+支

Etymology

drum

Meanings

drum

CL:通 tòng,面 miàn

to drum

to strike

to rouse

to bulge

to swell

gǔ

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Words with 鼓 576 total

bass drum大鼓dà gǔ a forced draft (of wind, for smelting metal) · blast (in blast furnace) · bellows · to draw air using bellows鼓风gǔ fēng

Idioms with 鼓 98 total Chain

lit. morning bell, evening drum, symbolizing monastic practice (idiom); fig. encouragement to study or progress晨钟暮鼓chén zhōng mù gǔ to echo what sb said · to back sb up from the sidelines (in an argument)打边鼓dǎ biān gǔ lit. 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