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鼓
gǔ
drum; to beat, to strike; to rouse
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HSK 4
13 strokes
Common (11%)
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⿰壴支
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tǔ
土
soil, earth; items made of earth
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A lump of clay on a potter's wheel
3 strokes
HSK 5
Words Using 鼓 (90)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
鼓励
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gǔlì
to encourage
4
gǔlì
鼓励
↗
HSK 4
to encourage
鼓掌
↗
gǔzhǎng
to applaud / to clap
5
gǔzhǎng
鼓掌
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HSK 5
to applaud / to clap
鼓舞
↗
gǔwǔ
heartening (news) / boost (morale) / CL:[[個|个<gè>]]
5
gǔwǔ
鼓舞
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HSK 5
heartening (news) / boost (morale) / CL:[[個|个<gè>]]
鼓动
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gǔdòng
to agitate / to arouse / to instigate / to encite
6
gǔdòng
鼓动
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HSK 6
to agitate / to arouse / to instigate / to encite
鼓
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gǔ
old variant of [[鼓<gǔ>]]
gǔ
鼓
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old variant of [[鼓<gǔ>]]
鼓
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gǔ
drum / CL:[[通<tòng>]], [[面<miàn>]] / to drum / to strike / to rouse / to bulge / to swell
gǔ
鼓
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drum / CL:[[通<tòng>]], [[面<miàn>]] / to drum / to strike / to rouse / to bulge / to swell
鼓起
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gǔqǐ
to drum up / to call up / to muster / to summon up (courage etc) / to stimulate
gǔqǐ
鼓起
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to drum up / to call up / to muster / to summon up (courage etc) / to stimulate
打鼓
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dǎgǔ
to beat a drum / to play a drum / (fig.) to feel nervous
dǎgǔ
打鼓
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to beat a drum / to play a drum / (fig.) to feel nervous
鼓手
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gǔshǒu
drummer
gǔshǒu
鼓手
↗
drummer
鼓吹
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gǔchuī
to agitate for / to enthusiastically promote
gǔchuī
鼓吹
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to agitate for / to enthusiastically promote