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鼓 - gǔ

drum; beat, top, strike

drum; beat, top, strike

How to read 鼓

Click 鼓 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyin
Englishdrum; beat, top, strike
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

鼓动 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 鼓励. Please read 鼓包 one more time.

Common words with this character

to urge ; to encourage; to agitate; to instigate; to incite; to beat; to flap
to encourage
to bulge; to swell; a bulge; a swelling
to agitate for; to enthusiastically promote

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 鼓 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 鼓动 and 鼓励 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 鼓.