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鼓

gǔ

HSK 4 Character Measure word 通、面

What 鼓 means

1. drum
2. to drum
3. to strike
4. to rouse
5. to bulge
6. to swell

Other readings

鼓 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• gǔold variant of {鼓|gǔ}

Example sentences

• 她会打鼓。
  Tā huì dǎgǔ.
  She can play the drum.
• 众人鼓掌。
  Everybody applauded.
• 汤姆鼓掌。
  Tom applauded.
• 学生们鼓掌。
  The students applauded.
• 多多鼓励他人。
  Duōduō gǔlì tārén.
  Encourage others.
• 吉姆喜欢打鼓。
  Jí mǔ xǐhuan dǎgǔ.
  Jim likes to play the drum.

Words starting with 鼓

• 鼓励gǔ lìto encourage
• 鼓掌gǔ zhǎngto applaud; to clap
• 鼓舞gǔ wǔto inspire; to encourage; to hearten; to boost (morale)
• 鼓动gǔ dòngto urge (an activity that may be beneficial, harmful or neutral); to encourage…
• 鼓起gǔ qǐto summon one's (courage, faith etc); to puff up (one's cheeks etc); to bulge
• 鼓吹gǔ chuīto agitate for; to enthusiastically promote
• 鼓楼gǔ lóua drum tower; Drum Tower, historic attraction in Xian, Beijing etc
• 鼓声gǔ shēngsound of a drum; drumbeat
• 鼓手gǔ shǒudrummer
• 鼓鼓的gǔ gǔ debulging
• 鼓浪屿Gǔ làng yǔGulangyu, scenic island off Xiamen 厦门
• 鼓捣gǔ daoto tinker with; to incite
• 鼓点gǔ diǎndrum beat; rhythm
• 鼓噪gǔ zào(in ancient times) to beat the drums and yell (at the moment of launching into battle)…
• 鼓鼓囊囊gǔ gu nāng nāng(idiom) (of a pocket, pouch etc) full and bulging
• 鼓包gǔ bāoto bulge; to swell; a bulge; a swelling
• 鼓室gǔ shìtympanic cavity (of the middle ear)
• 鼓山Gǔ shānGushan or Kushan district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市
• 鼓板gǔ bǎnclapper-board
• 鼓气gǔ qìto puff up; to swell up; to inflate
• 鼓风gǔ fēnga forced draft (of wind, for smelting metal); blast (in blast furnace); bellows
• 鼓山区Gǔ shān qūGushan or Kushan district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市
• 鼓风机gǔ fēng jībellows; ventilator; air blower
• 鼓点子gǔ diǎn zidrumbeat; (Chinese opera) clapper beats

Words containing 鼓

• 锣鼓luó gǔgongs and drums; Chinese percussion instruments
• 打鼓dǎ gǔto beat a drum; to play a drum; (fig.) to feel nervous
• 大鼓dà gǔbass drum
• 蒙在鼓里méng zài gǔ lǐlit. kept inside a drum (idiom); fig. completely in the dark
• 大张旗鼓dà zhāng qí gǔ(idiom) with great fanfare; on a grand scale
• 欢欣鼓舞huān xīn gǔ wǔ(idiom) elated and excited; overjoyed
• 紧锣密鼓jǐn luó mì gǔ(lit.) urgent beating of gongs and drums (idiom); (fig.) to urgently prepare for an…
• 一鼓作气yī gǔ zuò qìin a spurt of energy
• 气鼓鼓qì gǔ gǔseething; fuming
• 打退堂鼓dǎ tuì táng gǔlit. to beat the return drum (idiom); fig. to give up; to turn tail
• 小鼓xiǎo gǔsnare drum
• 更鼓gēng gǔdrum marking night watches; night watchman's clapper
• 板鼓bǎn gǔsmall drum for marking time
• 花鼓huā gǔflower drum, a type of double-skinned Chinese drum…
• 转鼓zhuàn gǔrotary drum
• 定音鼓dìng yīn gǔtimpani
• 感光鼓gǎn guāng gǔtoner cartridge
• 打边鼓dǎ biān gǔto echo what sb said; to back sb up from the sidelines (in an argument)
• 架子鼓jià zi gǔdrum kit
• 石鼓区Shí gǔ QūShigu, a district of Hengyang City 衡阳市
• 石鼓文shí gǔ wénearly form of Chinese characters inscribed in stone, a precursor of the small seal 小篆
• 落地鼓luò dì gǔfloor tom (drum kit component)
• 击鼓传花jī gǔ chuán huābeat the drum, pass the flower…
• 水力鼓风shuǐ lì gǔ fēnghydraulic bellows; water-driven ventilation (for metal smelting furnace)

Characters that look like 鼓

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 就jiù(after a suppositional clause) in that case; then; (after a clause of action) as soon as…
• 散sànto scatter; to break up (a meeting etc); to disperse
• 敲qiāoto hit; to strike; to tap
• 蔽bìto cover; to shield; to screen
• 跛bǒto limp; lame; crippled
• 辕yuánshaft of a cart or carriage; (bound form) entrance gate of a military camp or yamen…

Sounds the same

Read gǔ, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 股thigh; part of a whole; portion of a sum; (finance) stock; share
• 古ancient; old; paleo-
• 骨bone
• 谷grain; corn
• 贾merchant; to buy
• 汩confused; extinguished; (onomatopoeia) used in 汩汩
• 蛊arch. legendary venomous insect; to poison; to bewitch
• 牯bullock; cow
• 钴(chemistry) cobalt (Taiwan pr. gū); used in 钴𬭁gǔ mǔ
• 鹘used in 鹘鸼
• 瞽blind; undiscerning
• 诂to comment; to explain