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pīnyīn pin1yin1 ㄓㄨㄧㄣ simplified traditional

鼓 皷 gu3

old variant of 鼓

鼓 鼓 gu3

drum; to drum; to strike; to rouse; to bulge; to swell

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radical	鼓 鼓
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板鼓 板鼓 ban3 gu3

small drum for marking time

拨浪鼓 撥浪鼓 bo1 lang4 gu3

a drum-shaped rattle (used by peddlers or as a toy); rattle-drum

不令人鼓舞 不令人鼓舞 bu4 ling4 ren2 gu3 wu3

discouraging; disheartening

晨钟暮鼓 晨鐘暮鼓 chen2 zhong1 mu4 gu3

lit. morning bell, evening drum, symbolizing monastic practice (idiom); fig. encouragement to study or progress

重整旗鼓 重整旗鼓 chong2 zheng3 qi2 gu3

lit. to reorganize flags and drums (idiom); to regroup after a setback; to prepare for new initiatives; to attempt a comeback

吹鼓手 吹鼓手 chui1 gu3 shou3

(old) musicians at a wedding cortege or funeral procession; (fig.) trumpeter of sb's praises; booster

打退堂鼓 打退堂鼓 da2 tui4 tang2 gu3

lit. to beat the return drum (idiom); fig. to give up; to turn tail

打边鼓 打邊鼓 da3 bian1 gu3

to echo what sb said; to back sb up from the sidelines (in an argument)

打鼓 打鼓 da3 gu3

to beat a drum; to play a drum; (fig.) to feel nervous

大鼓 大鼓 da4 gu3

bass drum

大肆鼓 大肆鼓 da4 si4 gu3

to advocate; to praise

大张旗鼓 大張旗鼓 da4 zhang1 qi2 gu3

with great fanfare

石鼓 石鼓 dan4 gu3

Dangu district of Hengyang city 衡陽市|衡阳市, Hunan

石鼓区 石鼓區 dan4 gu3 qu1

Dangu district of Hengyang city 衡陽市|衡阳市, Hunan

捣鼓 搗鼓 dao3 gu5

to fiddle with sth; to trade with sth

定音鼓 定音鼓 ding4 yin1 gu3

timpani

耳鼓 耳鼓 er3 gu3

eardrum; tympanum (of the middle ear); tympanic membrane

桴鼓相应 桴鼓相應 fu2 gu3 xiang1 ying4

lit. the hammer fits the drum (idiom); appropriate relation between the different parts; closely interrelated

更鼓 更鼓 geng1 gu3

drum marking night watches; night watchman's clapper

鼓板 鼓板 gu3 ban3

clapper-board

鼓吹 鼓吹 gu3 chui1

to agitate for; to enthusiastically promote

鼓吹者 鼓吹者 gu3 chui1 zhe3

advocate

鼓点 鼓點 gu3 dian3

drum beat; rhythm

鼓点子 鼓點子 gu3 dian3 zi5

drum beat; rhythm

鼓动 鼓動 gu3 dong4

to agitate; to arouse; to instigate; to encite

鼓风 鼓風 gu3 feng1

a forced draft (of wind, for smelting metal); blast (in blast furnace); bellows; to draw air using bellows

鼓风机 鼓風機 gu3 feng1 ji1

bellows; ventilator; air blower

鼓风炉 鼓風爐 gu3 feng1 lu2

a blast furnace (in modern times); a draft assisted furnace for smelting metals

鼓鼓 鼓鼓 gu3 gu3

bulging; bursting

鼓鼓囊囊 鼓鼓囊囊 gu3 gu5 nang1 nang1

full and bulging (of a pocket, pouch etc)

鼓浪屿 鼓浪嶼 gu3 lang4 yu3

Gulangyu, scenic island off Xiamen 廈門|厦门

鼓励 鼓勵 gu3 li4

to encourage

鼓楼 鼓樓 gu3 lou2

a drum tower; Drum Tower, historic attraction in Xian, Beijing etc

鼓楼区 鼓樓區 gu3 lou2 qu1

Drumtower city district (various); Gulou district of Nanjing City 南京市, Jiangsu; Gulou or Drumtower district of Fuzhou city 福州市, Fujian

鼓膜 鼓膜 gu3 mo2

eardrum; tympanum (of the middle ear); tympanic membrane

鼓盆 鼓盆 gu3 pen2

lit. to drum on a bowl; refers to Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子 grieving for his lost wife; fig. grief for a lost wife

鼓盆之戚 鼓盆之戚 gu3 pen2 zhi1 qi1

drumming on a bowl in grief (idiom, refers to Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子 grieving for his lost wife); fig. grief for a lost wife

鼓起 鼓起 gu3 qi3

to summon one's (courage, faith etc); to puff up (one's cheeks etc); to bulge; to swell out

鼓起勇气 鼓起勇氣 gu3 qi3 yong3 qi4

to summon one's courage

鼓气 鼓氣 gu3 qi4

to puff up; to swell up; to inflate; to blow air into sth; (fig.) to encourage; to support

鼓箧 鼓篋 gu3 qie4

beginning-school ceremony (old usage); classical learning

鼓山 鼓山 gu3 shan1

Gushan or Kushan district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市, south Taiwan

鼓山区 鼓山區 gu3 shan1 qu1

Gushan or Kushan district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市, south Taiwan

鼓舌 鼓舌 gu3 she2

to wag one's tongue; to speak glibly

鼓声 鼓聲 gu3 sheng1

sound of a drum; drumbeat

鼓室 鼓室 gu3 shi4

tympanic cavity (of the middle ear)

鼓手 鼓手 gu3 shou3

drummer

鼓舞 鼓舞 gu3 wu3

heartening (news); to boost (morale)

鼓眼睛 鼓眼睛 gu3 yan3 jing1

protruding eyes

鼓噪 鼓噪 gu3 zao4

din

鼓掌 鼓掌 gu3 zhang3

to applaud; to clap

鼓胀 鼓脹 gu3 zhang4

to swell; tympanites

河鼓二 河鼓二 he2 gu3 er4

Altair (star)

花鼓 花鼓 hua1 gu3

flower-drum, a folk art form involving singing and dancing

花鼓戏 花鼓戲 hua1 gu3 xi4

opera form popular along Changjiang

欢欣鼓舞 歡欣鼓舞 huan1 xin1 gu3 wu3

elated and excited (idiom); overjoyed

击鼓传花 擊鼓傳花 ji1 gu3 chuan2 hua1

beat the drum, pass the flower (game in which players sit in a circle passing a flower around while a drum is beaten – when the drumbeat stops, the player holding the flower must sing a song, answer a question, or drink a glass of wine etc)

击鼓鸣金 擊鼓鳴金 ji1 gu3 ming2 jin1

to beat the drum and sound the gong (idiom); fig. to order an advance or retreat; to egg people on or to call them back

羯鼓 羯鼓 jie2 gu3

double ended skin drum with a narrow waist

羯鼓催花 羯鼓催花 jie2 gu3 cui1 hua1

drumming to make apricots flower, cf joke by Tang Emperor Xuanzhong 唐玄宗, playing the drum in apricot blossom

开台锣鼓 開臺鑼鼓 kai1 tai2 luo2 gu3

opening gong; gong strokes announcing start of opera performance

擂鼓鸣金 擂鼓鳴金 lei2 gu3 ming2 jin1

to beat the drum and sound the gong (idiom); fig. to order an advance or retreat; to egg people on or to call them back

铃鼓 鈴鼓 ling2 gu3

tambourine (musical instrument); bell and drum

令人鼓舞 令人鼓舞 ling4 ren2 gu3 wu3

encouraging; heartening

锣鼓 鑼鼓 luo2 gu3

gongs and drums; Chinese percussion instruments

锣鼓点 鑼鼓點 luo2 gu3 dian3

Chinese percussion fixed pattern; percussion rhythm

锣齐鼓不齐 鑼齊鼓不齊 luo2 qi2 gu3 bu4 qi2

not well coordinated (idiom)

朦在鼓里 朦在鼓裡 meng2 zai4 gu3 li3

variant of 蒙在鼓裡|蒙在鼓里

蒙在鼓里 蒙在鼓裡 meng2 zai4 gu3 li3

lit. kept inside a drum (idiom); fig. completely in the dark

蒙在鼓里 矇在鼓裡 meng2 zai4 gu3 li3

variant of 蒙在鼓裡|蒙在鼓里

暮鼓晨钟 暮鼓晨鐘 mu4 gu3 chen2 zhong1

lit. evening drum, morning bell (idiom); fig. Buddhist monastic practice; the passage of time in a disciplined existence

旗鼓相当 旗鼓相當 qi2 gu3 xiang1 dang1

lit. two armies have equivalent banners and drums (idiom); fig. evenly matched; roughly comparable (opponents)

气鼓鼓 氣鼓鼓 qi4 gu3 gu3

seething; fuming

敲边鼓 敲邊鼓 qiao1 bian1 gu3

to back sb up; to support sb in an argument; (lit. to beat nearby drum)

敲打锣鼓 敲打鑼鼓 qiao1 da3 luo2 gu3

lit. to beat a gong; fig. to irritate sb; a provocation

石鼓文 石鼓文 shi2 gu3 wen2

early form of Chinese characters inscribed in stone, a precursor of the small seal 小篆

水力鼓风 水力鼓風 shui3 li4 gu3 feng1

hydraulic bellows; water-driven ventilation (for metal smelting furnace)

听话听声，锣鼓听音 聽話聽聲，鑼鼓聽音 ting1 hua4 ting1 sheng1 - luo2 gu3 ting1 yin1

to understand the unspoken implications (idiom)

嗵嗵鼓 嗵嗵鼓 tong1 tong1 gu3

tom-tom (drum)

铜鼓 銅鼓 tong2 gu3

Tonggu county in Yichun 宜春, Jiangxi

铜鼓 銅鼓 tong2 gu3

bronze drum; (Western-style) drum

铜鼓县 銅鼓縣 tong2 gu3 xian4

Tonggu county in Yichun 宜春, Jiangxi

掀风鼓浪 掀風鼓浪 xian1 feng1 gu3 lang4

to raise a storm; to stir up trouble; to instigate

弦而鼓之 弦而鼓之 xian2 er2 gu3 zhi1

lit. to tune one's zither then play it; fig. to live by the consequences of one's actions; to make one's bed then lie on it

小鼓 小鼓 xiao3 gu3

snare drum

哑鼓 啞鼓 ya3 gu3

drum practice pad (music); a practice drum (music)

咽鼓管 咽鼓管 yan1 gu3 guan3

Eustachian tube (linking pharynx 咽 to tympanic cavity 鼓室 of middle ear); auditory tube

偃旗息鼓 偃旗息鼓 yan3 qi2 xi1 gu3

lit. lay down the flag and still the drums (idiom); fig. to cease; to give in

腰鼓 腰鼓 yao1 gu3

waist drum; waist-drum dance (Han ethnic group folk dance)

一鼓作气 一鼓作氣 yi1 gu3 zuo4 qi4

in a spurt of energy

鱼鼓 魚鼓 yu2 gu3

percussion instrument in the form of a bamboo fish (traditionally used by Daoist priests)

渔鼓 漁鼓 yu2 gu3

percussion instrument in the form of a bamboo fish (traditionally used by Daoist priests)

圆鼓鼓 圓鼓鼓 yuan2 gu3 gu3

round and bulging; rotund; protruding

转鼓 轉鼓 zhuan4 gu3

rotary drum