鼓 meaning and pronunciation

Simplified/traditional character

鼓 English definition

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

HSK levels


Characters with the same pronunciation

  • : ancient; old; paleo-;
  • : good fortune; longevity;
  • : 顚
  • : clean; to rub;
  • : paper mulberry tree;
  • : scraps of wood;
  • : confused; extinguished;
  • : name of a river in Hunan;
  • : river name in Henan province;
  • : bullock; cow;
  • : covered pot;
  • : blind; undiscerning;
  • : Valley
  • : to implicate; net for birds or fish;
  • : black ewe;
  • : share; portion; section; part; thigh; classifier for smells, electric currents, spirals etc; whiff;
  • : dropsical; swollen;
  • : follicle;
  • : arch. legendary venomous insect; to poison; to bewitch; to drive to insanity; to harm by witchcraft; intestinal parasite;
  • : cricket;
  • : to comment; to explain;
  • : valley;
  • : merchant; to buy;
  • : cobalt (chemistry);
  • : bone;
  • : center or bull's eye of an archery target (old); goal; target;

Sentences examples with 鼓

  • 父母应该给孩子更多的鼓励。
    Fùmǔ yīnggāi gěi hái zǐ gēng duō de gǔlì.
  • 老师鼓励我继续努力,不要放弃。
    Lǎoshī gǔlì wǒ jìxù nǔlì, bùyào fàngqì.

Words containing 鼓, by HSK level