Chinese Character 鼓 (gu2 | gu3) : [1] [n] drum [2] [v] drum; beat a drum

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鼓
gu2 gu3
[1] [n] drum [2] [v] drum; beat a drum [3] [v] vibrate; quiver [4] [v] rouse; stir up; instigate [5] Kangxi radical 207 Don't confuse with: 豉 Stroke count: 13 Level: 3 Radical: (#207) This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
鼓
* This entry has been marked as UNSURE by an editor, so it may not be fully accurate * This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008
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鼓勵 gu2 lai6 gu3 li4 = to encourage 鼓吹 gu2 ceoi1 = advocacy, implantation, infusion 鼓皮 gu2 pei4 = tympan (the head of a drum) 鼓動 gu2 dung6 gu3 dong4 = agitate, arouse, instigate 打鼓 daa2 gu2 = feel uncertain; play the drum 鼓起 gu2 hei2 = belly; call forth; heave; knob; plump; summon 打退堂鼓 daa2 teoi3 tong4 gu2 = back out 鼓譟 gu2 cou3 = to raise an uproar; to be uproarious 花鼓 faa1 gu2 = a form of monologue entertainment, narrating a story to the accompaniment of a small drum 鼓風爐 gu2 fung1 lou4*2 = blast furnace See all 19 compounds
Showing 1 example containing 鼓佢近來怪怪哋，一時就笑口吟吟，一時就鼓埋泡腮粵 edit She has been acting a little strange lately, one moment she is smiling sweetly, next moment she is grumpy

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Decimal representation of this word: 鼓
Unicode code for this character: U+9f13 (off-site link)

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