鼓
Character
a drum; a round musical instrument you hit with hands or sticks
- Radical
- 鼓 (itself)
- Strokes
- 13
- Structure
- Left–right
- Parts
- 壴 支
- Traditional
- 皷
- Frequency
- #1455 most common character
Meaning
gǔ
gu3- a drum; a round musical instrument you hit with hands or sticks
- to clap (as in 鼓掌 gǔ zhǎng); to encourage (as in 鼓励 gǔ lì)
Examples
我会打鼓。
wǒ huì dǎ gǔ
I can play the drum.
AI-generated sentence
他唱歌，我们鼓掌。
tā chàng gē wǒ men gǔ zhǎng
He sings, and we clap.
AI-generated sentence
Stroke order
All 13 strokes
Speed
Practice writing 鼓
Draw “鼓” here — the faint guide shows its shape.
Words with 鼓
See all 106 →鼓励gǔ lìto give someone hope and support to do somethingWordHSK 5鼓掌gǔ zhǎngto clap your hands to show that you like somethingWordHSK 5鼓动gǔ dòngto strongly encourage someone to do somethingWordHSK 7–9鼓舞gǔ wǔto make someone feel happy and want to try hard; to encourageWordHSK 7–9鼓包gǔ bāoto bulge; to swellWord鼓吹gǔ chuīto agitate forWord鼓噪gǔ zào(in ancient times) to beat the drums and yell (at the moment of launching into battle)Word鼓声gǔ shēngsound of a drumWord鼓室gǔ shìtympanic cavity (of the middle ear)Word鼓山gǔ shānGushan or Kushan district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市 (Gāo xióng shì), south TaiwanWord鼓手gǔ shǒudrummerWord鼓捣gǔ daoto tinker withWord