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鼓

gǔ

drum; beat, top, strike; Kangxi radical 207

Strokes
13
Radical
黍
HSK
4
Tone
3

Stroke order

Example sentences

  • 你一定要鼓起勇气。

    Nǐ yī dìng yào gǔ qǐ yǒng qì

    You must build up your courage.

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  • 没有人鼓励他。

    Méi yǒu rén gǔ lì tā

    Nobody encouraged him.

  • 多多鼓励他人。

    Duō duō gǔ lì tā rén

    Encourage others.

  • 没有人鼓励她。

    Méi yǒu rén gǔ lì tā

    No one encouraged her.

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Words containing 鼓

  • 鼓励gǔ lì 3–4 to encourage
  • 鼓掌gǔ zhǎng 3–3 → 2–3to applaud; to clap
  • 鼓gǔ 3drum; to drum; to strike; to rouse; to bulge; to swell
  • 鼓舞gǔ wǔ 3–3 → 2–3heartening (news); to boost (morale)
  • 鼓动gǔ dòng 3–4 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)
  • 一鼓作气yī gǔ zuò qì 1–3–4–4 → 4–3–4–4in a spurt of energy
  • 敲边鼓qiāo biān gǔ 1–1–3to back sb up; to support sb in an argument; (lit. to beat nearby drum)