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

Stroke count: 13

Level: 3

Radical: (#207)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

鼓

Don't confuse with:
豉

This word has been viewed 8272 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:46

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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; drumming

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

板鼓 baan2 gu2 ban3 gu3 = a small drum for marking time

氣鼓鼓 hei3 gu2 gu2 = to be angry; enraged(ly)

石鼓仔 sek6 gu2 zai2 = candlenut 粵

鼓埋泡腮 gu2 maai4 paau1 soi1 = pent up in frustration 粵

鼓點 gu2 dim2 gu3 dian3 = drum beat; rhythm

鼓手 gu2 sau2 gu3 shou3 = a drummer

鼓舞 gu2 mou5 gu3 wu3 = heartening (news); boost (morale)

鼓槌 gu2 ceoi4 = a drumstick (for beating on drums)

鼓掌 gu2 zoeng2 gu3 zhang3 = applaud; clap

鼓棍 gu2 gwan3 gu3 gun4 = drum stick, drumstick

鼓噪 gu2 cou3 zu3 zao4 = to raise a hubbub; to make an uproar; to clamor

石鼓文 sek6 gu2 man4 shi2 gu3 wen2 = early form of Chinese characters inscribed in stone

密鑼緊鼓 mat6 lo4 gan2 gu2 mi4 luo2 jin3 gu3 = build momentum; an intense publicity campaign

電子鼓 din6 zi2 gu2 dian4 zi3 gu3 = electronic drum, digital / electric drum

鑼鼓 lo4 gu2 luo2 gu3 = gongs and drums; traditional percussion instruments

一鼓作氣 jat1 gu2 zok3 hei3 yi1 gu3 zuo4 qi4 = 1. do sth. with vigor and in one go 2. start of strong but fail to follow through to the end

鼓起勇氣 gu2 hei2 jung5 hei3 gu3 qi3 yong3 qi4 = muster up courage

擂鼓 leoi4 gu2 lei4 gu3 = beat (war) drums

鼓山區 gu2 saan1 keoi1 gu3 shan1 qu1 = Kushan (area in Taiwan)

七星鼓 cat1 sing1 gu2 qi1 xing1 gu3 = seven stars drumming

實鼓實鑿 sat6 gu2 sat6 zok6 shi2 gu3 shi2 zao2 = no show, only the real thing 粵

太鼓 taai3 gu2 tai4 gu3 = Taiko

軍鼓 gwan1 gu2 jun1 gu3 = snare drum

鼓棒 gu2 paang5 gu3 bang4 = drum stick, drumstick

重整旗鼓 cung4 zing2 kei4 gu2 chong2 zheng3 qi2 gu3 = begin all over again

偃旗息鼓 jin2 kei4 sik1 gu2 yan3 qi2 xi1 (PRC) xi2 (TW) gu3 = call a cease fire; a cessation of war; a truce

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佢近來怪怪哋，一時就笑口吟吟，一時就鼓埋泡腮粵
She has been acting a little strange lately, one moment she is smiling sweetly, next moment she is grumpy

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