鼓 · gǔ

drum

Radical pronunciation

Radical summary

#207

Kangxi

13

Strokes

#157

Frequency

Visual hint

An ancient drum on its stand: a round drum body and drumstick forming the drum shape.

Suggests drums, loud sound, cheering/encouraging, or resonant noise.

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鼓

1 examples

鼓

gǔ

drum; to drum; to encourage

HSK 4

Drum radical. Found in 鼓 (drum), 鼙 (small drum).

Battle drums sounding across the battlefield: sticks raised and struck hard, sound reverberating through space.

豆: 鼓 is a drum; 豆 is a bean vessel — both have a round body and base but different meanings.

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