壴

zhù

(archaic) drum

surname Zhu

a picture of 壴 → a feathered drum on a stand

Ancient scribes drew a drum body resting on a stand, with decorative feathers fanning out from the top. The whole shape was a single picture of a ceremonial percussion instrument.

土+口→壴

他姓壴，是我们班少见的姓氏。

tā xìng zhù，shì wǒ men bān shǎo jiàn de xìng shì。

his surname is Zhu — it is a rare surname in our class.

古籍中记载，壴是一种古代的鼓。

gǔ jí zhōng jì zǎi，zhù shì yī zhǒng gǔ dài de gǔ。

ancient texts record that zhu was a kind of drum from antiquity.

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