drum; to beat, to strike, to rouse
Animated Stroke Order 鼓
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HSK Vocabulary: 鼓
HSK words that contain this character.
Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 鼓 is used in context
1
tā他
zài在
yuè乐
duì队
lǐ里
fù负
zé责
dǎ打
gǔ鼓
。
He is responsible for playing the drum in the band.
2
lǎo老
shī师
jīng经
cháng常
gǔ鼓
lì励
wǒ我
men们
nǔ努
lì力
xué学
xí习
。
The teacher often encourages us to study hard.
3
guān观
zhòng众
wèi为
jīng精
cǎi彩
de的
biǎo表
yǎn演
rè热
liè烈
gǔ鼓
zhǎng掌
。
The audience applauded warmly for the wonderful performance.
4
mā妈
mā妈
gǔ鼓
lì励
wǒ我
。
Mom encourages me.
5
lǎo老
shī师
gǔ鼓
lì励
wǒ我
men们
duō多
dú读
shū书
。
The teacher encourages us to read more books.
6
péng朋
yǒu友
de的
gǔ鼓
lì励
ràng让
wǒ我
gèng更
yǒu有
xìn信
xīn心
wán完
chéng成
zhè这
ge个
xiàng项
mù目
。
My friend's encouragement gives me more confidence to complete this project.
7
wǒ我
men们
wèi为
lǎo老
shī师
gǔ鼓
zhǎng掌
。
We clap for the teacher.
8
yǎn演
chū出
jié结
shù束
shí时
，
guān观
zhòng众
rè热
liè烈
gǔ鼓
zhǎng掌
。
At the end of the performance, the audience applauded warmly.
9
tīng听
dào到
zhè这
ge个
hǎo好
xiāo消
xī息
，
dà大
jiā家
dōu都
qíng情
bù不
zì自
jīn禁
dì地
gǔ鼓
qǐ起
zhǎng掌
lái来
。
Upon hearing the good news, everyone couldn't help but start clapping.
10
lǎo老
shī师
de的
huà话
ràng让
wǒ我
hěn很
gǔ鼓
wǔ舞
。
The teacher's words greatly encouraged me.
Information
Traditional鼓
Radical鼓
Strokes13
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#1094
Zhuyinㄍㄨˇ
Components—
UnicodeU+9F13
CangjieGTJE
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality