鼓

gǔ

drum

CL:通[tong4],面[mian4]; to drum; to strike; to rouse; to bulge; to swell

drum on stand (壴) + sound hint (支) = drum

壴 depicts a drum on a stand, the core image of the character. 支 mainly contributes the sound gǔ; the drum pictograph carries the meaning.

壴+支→鼓
壴A drum mounted on a standSemantic
支BranchPhonetic

他用力打鼓,声音很响。

tā yòng lì dǎ gǔ,shēng yīn hěn xiǎng。

he beat the drum hard, and the sound was very loud.

老师的话鼓起了她的勇气。

lǎo shī de huà gǔ qǐ le tā de yǒng qì。

the teacher's words roused her courage.

Words with 鼓

鼓手

gǔ shǒu

drummer

鼓起

gǔ qǐ

to summon one's (courage, faith etc)

花鼓

huā gǔ

flower drum, a type of double-skinned Chinese drum

鼓楼区

gǔ lóu qū

Gulou, a district of Nanjing City 南京市[Nan2 jing1 Shi4], Jiangsu

鼓动

gǔ dòng

to urge (an activity that may be beneficial, harmful or neutral); to encourage; to agitate; to instigate; to incite

打退堂鼓

dǎ tuì táng gǔ

lit. to beat the return drum (idiom)

锣鼓

luó gǔ

gongs and drums

重整旗鼓

chóng zhěng qí gǔ

lit. to reorganize flags and drums (idiom); to regroup after a setback

铃鼓

líng gǔ

tambourine (musical instrument)

铜鼓

tóng gǔ

see 銅鼓縣|铜鼓县[Tong2 gu3 Xian4]

铜鼓县

tóng gǔ xiàn

Tonggu, a county in Yichun City 宜春市[Yi2 chun1 Shi4], Jiangxi

锣鼓点

luó gǔ diǎn

percussion rhythm

More characters with 壴

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