Keyword
drum
- to beat
- to strike
- to rouse
- Frequency
- #1112
- Strokes
- 13
Readings
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Mnemonic
壴 (drum) gives the meaning and 支 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in characters
Used in vocabulary
鼓励
to encourage
鼓舞
to inspire; to encourage; to hearten; to boost (morale)
鼓吹
to agitate for; to enthusiastically promote
鼓
drum; to drum; to strike; to rouse; to bulge; to swell
鼓掌
to applaud; to clap
鼓动
to urge (an activity that may be beneficial, harmful or neutral); to encourage; to agitate; to instigate; to incite; to beat; to flap (wings, a fan etc)
打鼓
to beat a drum; to play a drum; (fig.) to feel nervous
大张旗鼓
(idiom) with great fanfare; on a grand scale
鼓楼
a drum tower; Drum Tower, historic attraction in Xian, Beijing etc
鼓手
drummer
鼓起勇气
to summon one's courage
鼓声
sound of a drum; drumbeat
欢欣鼓舞
(idiom) elated and excited; overjoyed
蒙在鼓里
lit. kept inside a drum (idiom); fig. completely in the dark
鼓起
to summon one's (courage, faith etc); to puff up (one's cheeks etc); to bulge; to swell out
鼓浪屿
Gulangyu, scenic island off Xiamen 厦门 (Xiàmén)
铜鼓
bronze drum; (Western-style) drum
鼓点
drumbeat; drum rhythm; drumming pattern
大鼓
bass drum
击鼓
to beat a drum
紧锣密鼓
(lit.) urgent beating of gongs and drums (idiom); (fig.) to urgently prepare for an upcoming event
锣鼓
gongs and drums; Chinese percussion instruments
花鼓
flower drum, a type of double-skinned Chinese drum; folk dance popular in provinces around the middle reaches of the Yangtze; (bicycle wheel) hub
打退堂鼓
lit. to beat the return drum (idiom); fig. to give up; to turn tail